The Fur Trader is a critical edition of Einar Odd Mortensen Sr.'s personal narrative detailing the years (1925-1928) he spent as a free trader at posts in Pine Bluff and Oxford Lake in Manitoba during the waning days of the fur trade....
Read Alberta eBook Collection
A partnership of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) and Alberta Municipal Affairs’ Public Library Services Branch (PLSB) launched the Read Alberta eBook Collection to make Alberta-published eBooks available to readers across the province and country. Titles are added quarterly.
- Author(s):Mortensen, Gerd Kjustad, Mortensen, Einar OddSummary:
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This collection explores sustainability education in the North American academy. The authors advocate for a more integrated approach to teaching sustainability in order to help students address the most pressing problems of the world,...
- Author(s):Douglas, Marion K.Summary:
Rose Drury and her partner, Lucy, have just learned that their son, Roger, is considered to be below average - at the third percentile rank in most areas, according to the pediatrician. Although Rose herself is a developmental...
- Author(s):Kerr, DonSummary:
Elegant, surreal, erotic, ecological, autobiographical, perpetual, populist, comic! These are the words that describe the work of noted Regina sculptor Victor Cicansky. The book celebrates the voice, life, and art of this prolific...
- Author(s):Granatstein, J. L.Summary:
Originally published in 1993, The Generals : The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War is a collective biography of the Canadian army's leaders in World War II, and is the winner of the Dafoe Book Prize for...
- Author(s):Marks, Arlene F.Summary:
Earth Intelligence and Space Installation Security each think Drew Townsend is working for them. They're wrong. Sent undercover to set up a covert intelligence operation on Earth's remotest space station, Drew Townsend finds...
- Author(s):Marks, Arlene F.Summary:
The most dangerous race in the galaxy is the race against time. And the second most dangerous race? The Galactic Great Council believes it’s the Humans. However, as the captain and officers of the Earth ship Marco Polo are about to find...
- Author(s):Haak, Ruud, Gerritsen, ResiSummary:
The German Shepherd is the most famous dog breed in the world, renowned for its loyalty, devotion and adaptability. As a working dog, the German Shepherd has distinguished itself with its even temperament and suitability for a wide...
- Author(s):Hall, M. AnnSummary:
Between 1915 and 1940 the amazing Edmonton Grads dominated women's basketball in Canada. Coached by J. Percy Page, they played over 400 official games, losing only 20; they travelled more than 125,000 miles in Canada, the United...
- Author(s):Suits, BernardSummary:
In the mid twentieth century the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein famously asserted that games are indefinable; there are no common threads that link them all. "Nonsense," says the sensible Bernard Suits: "playing a game...
- Author(s):Mason-John, Valerie, Cameron, Kevan AnthonySummary:
The Great Black North is a contemporary remix of the story of Black Canada. Told through the intertwining tapestry of poetic forms found on the page and stage, The Great Black North presents some missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that...
- Author(s):Warner, GlenSummary:
The world will end at midnight tonight -- 12:30 in Newfoundland. From poking fun at our regional differences and our cultural mosaic to joking wryly about our political culture, Canadians have a special brand of humour: * Q: How are...
- Author(s):Gailus, JeffSummary:
Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. The grizzly bear, once the archetype for all that is wild, is quickly becoming a symbol of nature...
- Author(s):Reed, TiaSummary:
Discredited journalist Ella Jerome must solve the gruesome murders in Port Adelaide, but all the evidence points to an impossible solution. Gargoyles can't be anything other than harmless stone...or can they?
- Author(s):Doucette, H. PaulSummary:
It is 1959 and the Canadian Navy is at the forefront in the area of anti-submarine warfare systems research and development. The RCMP has received information from the FBI in the States, warning of a possible Soviet plan to send agents...
- Author(s):Penny, LouiseSummary:
This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. On a cold November morning, a jogger runs through the woods in the peaceful Quebec village of Three...
- Author(s):Odor, JasminaSummary:
Set in Paris, an offbeat and sweet novel about family, loss and recovery, and the magic of memory. When Mira takes a trip to Paris with her nephew, Bernard, she expects to ride bicycles through the picturesque streets and admire the...
- Author(s):Patton, MarkSummary:
A monkey on his back? After Wallace Butterfield's father's death, 'Butterfield and Son Architects' becomes, for all intents and purposes, 'Son - Newly Graduated - Without a Clue - Architect - Maybe'! With...
- Author(s):Wehm, M. DarushaSummary:
The first time Brian Guillemot ever spoke to his mother, he was thirty years old, reading a European re-imagining of the X-Men and sitting on the john. An adopted only child, Brian "Gumbo" Guillemot's teenage hobby was searching for his...
- Author(s):Cooley, DennisSummary:
Robert Kroetsch, one of Canada's most important writers, was a fierce regionalist with a porous yet resilient sense of "home." Although his criticism and fiction have received extensive attention, his poetry remains underexplored. This...
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