The Bayeux Tapestry is the world's most famous textile--an exquisite 230-foot-long embroidered panorama depicting the events surrounding the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is also one of history's most mysterious and compelling works of...
History and geography
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Author:Bloch, R. HowardSummary: - Author:Dallison, Robert L.Summary:
When most people think of the War of 1812, they think of the Niagara frontier, the British burning of the White House, the harrowing tale of Laura Secord, and the much-ballyhooed Battle of New Orleans. But there was more of British...
- Author:Hainsworth, Gavin, Freund-Hainsworth, KatherineSummary:
From prospectors to politicians, promoters to profiteers, New Westminster's known them all. It is Western Canada's oldest city, aptly named by Queen Victoria as the first capital of the new colony of British Columbia. On the mighty...
- Author:Popkin, Jeremy D.Summary:
A historian recounts the events and principles of the French Revolution and describes its key figures, including Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Danton. Examines the consequences of such a systemic overthrow and the subsequent formation of a...
- Author:Downie, Mary Alice, Robertson, Barbara, Errington, Elizabeth Jane, Salverson, Laura GoodmanSummary:
This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to...
- Author:Tillman, James AdamsSummary:
The Tillman family of Edgefield, South Carolina is forever linked to Palmetto State history, but not all of its members have yet had their stories told. James Adams Tillman (1842–1866) never had the chance to become a governor or U.S....
- Author:Schulman, FayeSummary:
Faye Schulman was a happy teenager learning to become a photographer when the Nazis invaded her small town on the Russian-Polish border. She had a loving family, good friends and neighbours, most of whom were soon lost in the horrors of...
- Author:Ternier Gordon, IreneSummary:
The blossoming of Métis society and culture in the 19th century marked a fascinating and colourful era in western Canadian history. Drawing from journals and contemporary sources, Irene Ternier Gordon presents a vivid account of Métis...
- Author:Lampert, NicolasSummary:
Most people outside of the art world view art as something that is foreign to their experiences and everyday lives. A People's Art History of the United States places art history squarely in the rough-and-tumble of politics, social...
- Author:Lacoursière, Jacques, Philpot, RobinSummary:
Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled,...
- Author:Zirin, DavidSummary:
In this long-awaited book from the rising superstar of sportswriting, whose blog "The Edge of Sports" is read each week by thousands of people across the country, Dave Zirin offers a riotously entertaining chronicle of larger-...
- Author:Harman, ChrisSummary:
Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the...
- Author:Kubernik, HarveySummary:
The first major rock music festival and the precursor to Woodstock, the Monterey International Pop Festival was an unprecedented gathering of pop, soul, jazz, and folk artists who took the stage one luminous weekend during the "Summer...
- Author:Egan, TimothySummary:
Following an ancient pilgrimage route a thousand miles from Canterbury to Rome, the bestselling and award-winning writer weaves history and culture into an exploration of why Christianity is struggling in the world it created At a time...
- Author:Friedman, AviSummary:
A Place in Mind: The Search for Authenticity is the result of Avi Friedman’s worldwide quest for successful environments where people congregate and feel comfortable. Whether he writes of the conviviality of a teahouse in Istanbul; the...
- Author:Mills, SeanSummary:
What is the relationship between migration and politics in Quebec? How did French Canadians' activities in Haiti influence Quebec society? How did Haitian migrants shape debates about language, class, nationalism and sexuality? Breaks...
- Author:Lapierre, DominiqueSummary:
When the first Dutch Calvinist settlers arrived in South Africa, they believed that they had been chosen by God to rule over the world. Their bloody and fervent saga would culminate three centuries later in the establishment of...
- Author:Nathan, Amy, Langley, SharonSummary:
When Sharon Langley was born in the early 1960s, many amusement parks were segregated, and African-American families were not allowed entry. This interesting tale reveals how in the summer of 1963, due to demonstrations and public...
- Author:Pearkes, Eileen DelahantySummary:
A River Captured explores the controversial history of the Columbia River Treaty and its impact on the ecosystems, indigenous peoples, contemporary culture, provincial politics and recent history of southeastern British Columbia and the...
- Author:Ellis, James H.Summary:
Anticipating the harm another war with England would bring, New England's regional leaders opposed it from the outset. Party politics played a major role. Federalists, dominant in the northeast, at every turn badgered and challenged the...
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