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One Native life
Par Richard Wagamese. 2008
Wagamese's look back at the long road he traveled in reclaiming his identity, and about what he's learned as a…
human being, a man, and an Ojibway. Whether he's writing about playing baseball, running away with the circus, listening to the wind, or meeting Johnny Cash, these are stories told in a healing spirit. Through them, Wagamese shows how to appreciate life for the remarkable learning journey it is. Explicit descriptions of violence. Bestseller. 2008.Now you know Canada: 150 years of fascinating facts (Now You Know Ser. #21)
Par Doug Lennox. 2017
Just in time for Canada's 150th birthday is this collection of the best in Canadian questions and answers, covering history,…
famous Canadians, sports, word origins, geography, and everything in between. In these pages, you'll learn the answers to questions like: Where did the word "Canuck" come from? How did an aristocratic French girl become a Canadian Robinson Crusoe? Why do Canadian engineers wear iron rings? What famous explorer played hockey in the Arctic? Who was the first Black woman elected to Canada's Parliament? What unlikely team beat Canada for the gold medal for hockey in the 1936 Winter Olympics? How did the Halifax Explosion occur? Bestseller. 2017.O little town: remembering life in a prairie village
Par Harlo L Jones. 1995
Combining youthful innocence and wonder with adult awareness and insight, Harlo Jones chronicles the life of Dinsmore, Saskatchewan in the…
1920s and 1930s. Recalling the people, even the family dogs, who lived there, he talks about how the town worked, for example its electrical system, and also the institutions of a prairie town -- social, religious, educational, and commercial. 1995.Nucleus: the history of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Par Robert Bothwell. 1988
Bothwell traces the history of both AECL and nuclear technology in Canada. Beginning with the early experiments in the 1930s…
in Europe, he describes the research and development of nuclear power in Canada, as well as Canadians' changing perceptions of and support for nuclear technology. 1988.Nova Scotia: shaped by the sea : a living history
Par Lesley Choyce. 1996
An informal history of Nova Scotia, starting from its geology dating back more than 500 million years ago, and ending…
in the present. Choyce follows the arrival of different cultures, the wars fought over Nova Scotia, and Nova Scotia's attachment to the sea. c1996.Brève histoire des Canadiens français
Par Yves Frenette. 1998
L'histoire des Canadiens français, du 16e siècle à nos jours, leurs particularités, leurs luttes, les relations avec les Canadiens anglais,…
etc. Un petit essai qui devrait plaire à ceux qui connaissent peu ou mal l'histoire du Québec ou du Canada. L'auteur est professeur d'histoire au Collège Glendon de l'Université York.Des pompiers, de l'accent français et autres lieux communs (Collection Papiers collés)
Par Serge Bouchard, Bernard Arcand. 1998
À quoi servent les étoiles que, la nuit, nous voyons au ciel? Pourquoi l'accent français nous impressionne-t-il et nous agace-t-il…
à la fois? Le vrai métier des pompiers est-il d'éteindre les feux ou de tuer le temps à attendre dans les casernes? 1998.Le Québec: un pays, une culture
Par Françoise Tétu de Labsade. 1990
Le Québec a trois cent cinquante ans d'histoire. On peut dire qu'il a désormais une culture unique et identifiable comme…
telle. Ce livre, le premier en son genre, dégage une par une les couches historiques, sociales et artistiques qui se sont superposées pour former peu à peu la culture québécoise. 1990.Marie Gérin-Lajoie: De Mere En Fille, La Cause Des Femmes
Par Hélène Pelletier-Baillargeon. 1985
Marie Gérin-Lajoie est sans doute l'une des plus belles figures du 20e siècle québécois. Première bachelière canadienne-française, elle a été…
une militante exemplaire dans la cause de l'éducation des femmes et une véritable pionnière dans le domaine du service social. 1985.C'était le printemps (Vie rurale traditionnelle dans la vallée du Saint-Laurent. #[1].)
Par Jean Provencher, Johanne Blanchet. 1980
S'intéressant aussi bien aux réalités de la nature qu'aux activités quotidiennes des hommes, les auteurs composent le début d'une véritable…
fresque de la société rurale québécoise d'autrefois. Trois autres volumes en préparation seront consacrés à l'été, à l'automne et à l'hiver. 1980.North River: the story of B.C.'s North Thompson Valley and Yellowhead Highway
Par Muriel Poulton Dunford. 2000
A resident of the North Thompson Valley for 50 years, the author uses a lifetime of observation and nearly a…
decade of research in her account of the history of the region from the pre-contact First Nations culture to the present. This is the story of the fur-traders, surveyors, homesteaders and fortune-seekers who passed through the area and of the few who stayed to call the valley home. 2000.None is too many: Canada and the Jews of Europe, 1933-1948
Par Irving Martin Abella, Harold Martin Troper. 1982
In the years 1933 to 1948, when the Jews of Europe were looking for a place of refuge from Nazi…
persecution, Canada shut its door. This book traces the origins and results of Canada's immigration policy towards Jews. 1982.No foreign land: the biography of a North American Indian
Par Wilfred Pelletier, Ted Poole. 1973
A Great Lakes Indian tells of his life on the reservation, in the white man's world, and his work as…
a politician trying to organize the Indians. A clear explanation of the Indian reluctance to join the March of Civilization. c1973.Natashquan-- le goût du large
Par Pierre Frenette, Bernard Landry. 2005
" Le goût de rappeler les mers anciennes, les pêcheurs de morue et les chasseurs de loup-marin. Le goût de…
raconter l'histoire de ces familles d'exilés acadiens réfugiées au pays de Jack Monoloy. Le goût de hisser les voiles avec ces hommes et ces femmes qui ont vécu, peiné et fêté dans la pauvreté et l'éloignement... " -- 4e de couv.Niagara's Freedom Trail: a guide to African-Canadian history on the Niagara Peninsula
Par Owen A Thomas. 1996
Thomas presents a guide to the history of the Underground Railroad in the Niagara region of Ontario, and discusses the…
events and major figures involved in the Underground Railroad. This book can also be used as a guide-book to plan excursions to the sites mentioned. 1996.Niagara: a history of the falls
Par Pierre Berton. 1992
Berton tells the story of Niagara Falls, from its geologic beginnings to its role in cultures up to the present.…
Along the way, he describes the legend and lore it has created, like the daredevils who went over the Falls in barrels and the engineers who tamed its power for electricity. 1992.Namely Vancouver: the hidden history of Vancouver place names
Par Jennifer O'Rourke, Tom Snyders. 2001
Traces the origins and history of how places are named in Vancouver and its neighbouring communities. Includes streets, neighbourhoods, waterways,…
mountains, boroughs and buildings. For example: Gastown, Commercial Drive, Leg-in-Boot Square, Lulu Island, Kanaka Creek and more. 2001.New Brunswick's early roads: the routes that shaped the province (Images of our past)
Par Ronald Rees. 2012
Like fields, fences, and old stone walls, roads can seem so much a part of the fabric of a landscape…
that we need reminding that many of them were made intentionally. In New Brunswick, road-building was a great labour performed without fuss by often reluctant workers drawn from a remarkably small population. Against heavy odds, New Brunswick by 1930 had roads and a highway system that, in terms of quality and coverage, was the envy of many larger provinces. 2012.Never chop your rope: a story of British Columbia logging and the people who logged
Par Joe Garner. 1988
A story of British Columbia logging and the people who logged. The author reminisces about his experiences as a logger,…
beginning in 1918. It also includes his recollections and discussions with more than twenty people who were involved in forestry in British Columbia. 1988.My people, myself
Par Mary Lawrence. 1996
Born in 1950 on the Vernon, B.C. Indian reserve, Lawrence was placed in residential schools and then in a series…
of foster homes. Her dysfunctional upbringing led to substance abuse, which she was able to beat eventually. She recounts her dark years and subsequent recovery. 1996.