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Flight from Famine
Dundurn 2009; US$ 12.99Flight from Famine is the moving account of the survivors of the Irish potato famine who helped build Canada in the years that followed Black 47. Their tale is a testament to courage, resilience, and perseverance, as well as an important chapter in the development of pre-Confederation Canada. more...
Owen Sound
Dundurn 2000; US$ 10.99Owen Sound begins with the Native Peoples of the area and moves through pioneer settlement to the creation of a city in north central Ontario. more...
Memories of the Beach
Dundurn 2010; US$ 11.99Lorraine O'Donnell Williams details life within Toronto's Beach community in the 1930s and 1940s. Her extensive research has uncovered numerous hidden facets of the heritage of this exceptional neighbourhood. Also included is an array of prominent personalities for whom The Beach has been home. more...
Wolfe Island
Dundurn 2009; US$ 13.99Wolfe Island begins with the emergence of islands at the end of the last ice age, continuing on through the many centuries of First Nations habitation and finally the era of French exploration and fur trading. more...
From Queenston to Kingston
Dundurn 2010; US$ 11.99Travel with Ron Brown as he probes the shoreline of Lake Ontario and discovers it's heritage. Explore forgotten coves, historical lighthouses, and unique features of the landscape. Even large cities such as Hamilton and Toronto contain forgotten stories and unusual sights. A treasure trove of the past to entice today's explorers. more...
I am heartily ashamed
Dundurn Press 2010; US$ 11.99In this second installment in Gavin Watt?s Revolutionary War series, raiding was resumed and a new British ministry announced a cessation of arms in July. Frederick Haldimand discovered, though, that the treaty?s articles threatened Canadian security and made no provisions for the Natives or the loyalists. more...
How Canadians Communicate III
Athabasca University Press 2010; US$ 34.95What does Canadian popular culture say about the construction and negotiation of Canadian national identity? This third volume of How Canadians Communicate describes the negotiation of popular culture across terrains where national identity is built by producers and audiences, government and industry, history and geography, ethnicities and citizenships.Canada... more...
To Know Our Many Selves
Athabasca University Press 2010; US$ 34.95To Know Our Many Selves profiles the history of Canadian Studies, which began as early as the 1840s with the Study of Canada. Professor Dirk Hoerder discusses this comprehensive examination of culture by highlighting its unique interdisciplinary approach, which included both sociological and political angles. Years later, as the study of other ethnicities... more...
C'est le temps d'en parler
Éditions Carte blanche and Athabasca University Press 2009; US$ 27.95La biographie de Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle raconte la vie d'une jeune Canadienne d'humble origine qui tombe en amour avec le curé de son village, et qui en subit les terribles conséquences pour le reste de ses jours. L'histoire de cette femme s'étend sur plus d'un siècle (de 1858 à 1973), une période qui voit surgir plusieurs événements déterminants... more...
Paddling the Boreal Forest
Dundurn 2004; US$ 19.99The boreal forest of Quebec/Labrador has captivated avid canoeists for generations. The Canadian iron man, A.P. Low (18611942), surveyed the area. more...









