David Thompson's Travels is one of the finest early expressions of the Canadian experience. The work is not only the account of a remarkable life in the fur trade but an extended meditation on the land and Native peoples of western...
Pioneers
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Author:Thompson, David, Moreau, William E.Summary: -
Author:Grey, ZaneSummary:Wildfire is a glorious beast, a fiery red stallion that is captured and broken by Lin Slone, a horse trainer. A legendary and miraculous horse, Wildfire is also a curse--he can run like the wind but could also injure those who love him...
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Author:Schutz, FredSummary:A collection of articles from Fred Schultz’s weekly column which appeared in the Rimby Record between 1954 and 1997. Filled with enchanting observations of both natural and human history, West of the Blindman reminds us of the beauty...
- Author:L'Amour, LouisSummary:
In To the Far Blue Mountains, Louis L'Amour weaves the unforgettable tale of a man who, after returning to his homeland, discovers that finding his way back to America may be impossible. Barnabas Sackett was leaving England to make his...
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Author:Lottridge, CeliaSummary:Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People It is 1915, and Sam Ferrier and his father arrive by train in Curlew, Alberta, to build a new home...
- Author:PUCKRIDGE, Doreen KSummary:
Story of a remarkable family whose fortunes have been linked so intimately with the history of Port Lincoln, South Australia.
- Author:Stenson, FredSummary:
The Hudson's Bay Company is about to exercise its uncontested monopoly over the lands drained by Hudson Bay. The first step is to find a new source of beaver pelts and profits, and the only hope lies in the unmapped territory held...
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Author:Silverthorne, JudithSummary:Visiting her grandmother's farm, Emily encounters a strangely-dressed girl her age, and discovers that she's a relative -- from another time!
Who is this oddly dressed girl? Where did she come from? What is she doing on the rock...
- Author:Barman, JeanSummary:
Born on Pico Island in the Portuguese Azores in 1828, Joseph Silvey began whaling when he was just 12 years old. Around 1860, when Silvey came to the BC coast on a whaling schooner, he decided to jump ship to try his hand at gold mining...
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Author:MacDonald, Ervin AustinSummary:This first-hand account of a Canadian pioneer—the next title in TouchWood’s Classics West series—tells the story of a hard-won wilderness home and of the self-sufficient father and brothers who built it. Their tale of wanderlust begins...
- Author:Copeland, LoriSummary:
Trey McAllister is on his way home after fighting in the Civil War. Along the way he makes a fateful stop in Sassy Gap, Louisiana-a town populated by women whose love for God and home-cooked meals is unrivaled. Fighting his desire to...
- Author:Stone, TedSummary:
The Red River Trail, used approximately between 1820 and 1880 to take supplies and settlers to the West, stimulated commerce in the region and played an important part in the growth of Manitoba and Minnesota.*It highlights the role of...
- Author:Bishop, GavinSummary:
Uses the cumulative nursery rhyme, about the chain of events that started when Jack built a house, as a metaphor to illustrate the arrival and settlement of the European settlers in New Zealand during the early 19th century. Includes...
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Translated from Dutch to English, this collection of letters offers a unique perspective on the early pioneer years of the Dutch community in southeastern Alberta. The letters provide first-hand accounts of the preparations to immigrate...
- Author:Fowler, MarianSummary:
In this widely acclaimed study, Marian Fowler explores how the experience of wilderness and frontier create a psychic tension between the gentility of old-world "embroidery" and the rugged masculinity of "tent"-dwelling in the...
- Author:Stehelin, Paul H.Summary:
This is the true story of the Stehelins, a prestigious family from Normandy, France, who came to Nova Scotia in the early twentieth century to carve out a new life in the wilderness. The family's achievements were legendary--they built...
- Author:Copeland, LoriSummary:
A recent Civil War widow, Charity Burk must find a man to plow the tough prairie sod. When she discovers Beau Claxton- mauled by a ravenous wolf- she believes he's the answer to her prayers. She drags the dying man to her cabin...
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Author:Czajkowski, ChrisSummary:The uplifting and often humourous story of one woman's life in the raw wilderness. The author describes her experiences as she builds a cabin in the wilderness and relates the complications of the "simple life" - how she breaks trails...
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Author:Edwards, IsabelSummary:Biographical account of pioneer life in the Bella Coola region of British Columbia, near Lonesome Lake in the 1930s and 1940s, including trapping and fishing.
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Author:Osborne, Thomas, MacGregor, RoySummary:Thomas Osborne delivers a gripping account of 1870s Ontario pioneer life. The view 16-year-old Thomas Osborne first had of Muskoka was at night, trudging alone with his even younger brother along unmarked primitive roads to find their...
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