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Scoundrels, dreamers & second sons: British remittance men in the Canadian west
Par Mark Zuehlke. 1994
Between 1880 and the First World War, British remittance men arrived in the Canadian West. These remittance men, in many…
instances, tried to recreate the aura of landed gentry. The author tells of the efforts to bring "good breeding" to the Wild West. 1994.Spirit dance at Meziadin: Joseph Gosnell and the Nisga'a deal
Par Alex Rose. 2000
Explores the British Columbia Nisga'a Treaty, highlighting the history of the Nisga'a from pre-contact to present day. Relates the main…
tenets of the 1999 agreement, a history of the Nisga'a journey, and an exploration of the issues that struck a controversial note throughout the country. A resource on the history of land claims in British Columbia, and an insight into Nisga'a culture and the province's colonial past. 2000.Streampunks: YouTube and the rebels remaking media
Par Robert Kyncl, Maany Peyvan. 2017
Stone country: an unauthorized history of Canada
Par George Bowering. 2003
A history of Canada, told in Bowering's irreverent but well-researched style. He covers our country from the days of the…
dinosaurs, through to the arrival of Native Canadians and then the Europeans. Bowering shows how the agricultural, religious ad economic systems put into place by the first European settlers became the backbone of Canadian society. He also describes war, rebellion, and violence, as well as politics, business, and our relations with our neighbours. 2003.Social media 101: tactics and tips to develop your business online (Your coach in a box)
Par Chris Brogan. 2010
St. Paul Island: the story of a little known Nova Scotia island
Par Carle A Rigby. 1979
Spilsbury's coast: pioneer years in the wet West
Par Howard White, Jim Spilsbury. 1987
Spilsbury's Coast is the inside passage between the Fraser River and the top of Vancouver Island. Jim Spilsbury spent 10…
of his early years in a tent on the beach. He went on to start Canada's largest domestic airline. c1987.Skulking for the King: a loyalist plot
Par J Fraser. 1985
Sisters in the wilderness: the lives of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill
Par Charlotte Gray. 1999
Sisters Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill came to Canada with their husbands in the early 1800s. Both women recorded…
their experiences as pioneers in the new country in books that would later be held up as early examples of Canadian literature. Here, Gray sheds light on what their lives were like in relation to each other, in relation to their families, and in relation to the harsh environment that surrounded them every day. 1999.Signing on: the birth of radio in Canada
Par Bill McNeil, Morris Wolfe. 1982
Shorty, an aviation pioneer: the story of Victor John Hatton
Par James Glassco Henderson. 2004
Having survived the First World War in the trenches, Shorty Hatton started his aviation career in a near-fatal crash of…
an Avro 504K and ended it with another Avro aircraft, the Arrow. In the intervening years he was a military, bush, and test pilot, he taught fledgling aviators at Camp Borden, he was the first to fly new air mail routes in an open cockpit plane, and he tested newly-built Hawker Hurricanes before they joined the Battle of Britain. Some descriptions of sex. 2004.She dared: true stories of heroines, scoundrels, and renegades
Par Edward Butts. 2005
Details the lives of some of Canada's most famous and infamous women, showcasing explorers, spies, criminals, and pioneers in a…
variety of career fields. From Marguerite de la Roque de Roberval, a sixteenth-century aristocrat who dared to love a lowly commoner, to four women who flew military planes during World War II, these accounts introduce 15 women who ventured into behaviour considered inappropriate for women in their time. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2005.Shakin' all over: the rock'n'roll years in Canada
Par Peter Goddard, Philip Kamin. 1989
Seize the day: Lester B. Pearson and crisis diplomacy
Par Geoffrey Pearson. 1993
In this account of Lester Pearson's years as Secretary of State for External Affairs, from 1948 to 1957, Geoffrey Pearson…
discusses his father's influence on Canadian foreign policy. The events during these years included the creation of NATO, the Korean War, the Suez crisis, and the recognition of China. c1993.Search out the land: the Jews and the growth of equality in British colonial America, 1740-1867 (McGill-Queen's studies in ethnic history ; #23)
Par Sheldon Godfrey, Judy Godfrey. 1995
Until recently, little research has been done on Jewish settlement in the early development of the British colonies in North…
America. However, Jewish settlers arrived in the 1740s and went on to play a significant role in trade and politics. The authors examine Jewish contributions to British North America from before 1750 to the 1860s. 1995.Seldom
Par Dawn Rae Downton. 2002
Sidney Wiseman, a prosperous skipper, and Ethel Wellon, a former teacher, were married on the Newfoundland outport of Seldom in…
1922 and had six children; Marion was their third. When Sidney was home from the sea, he would lie on the daybed, waiting for a chance to strike out at the family, and no one in the community seemed to know. 2002.Schooner: Bluenose and Bluenose II (A Seal book)
Par Silver Donald Cameron. 1984
Details the history of the schooner Bluenose, the most fabled ship in Canadian history, and its exact replica, Bluenose II,…
which was launched in 1963 and carries on the legend. 1984.SEND: the essential guide to email for office and home
Par David Shipley, Will Schwalbe. 2007
When should you email, and when should you call, fax, or just show up? What is the crucial - and…
most often overlooked - line in an email? What is the best strategy when you send (in anger or error) a potentially career-ending electronic bombshell? This guide shows how to write the perfect email, and also points out the numerous times when email can be the worst option and might land you in hot water (or even jail!). 2007.Searching for certainty: inside the new Canadian mindset
Par Edward Greenspon, Darrell Jay Bricker. 2001
A comprehensive report on the new economic, social and cultural Canada, resulting from changes wrought by globalization and technological innovation…
over the last two decades. Canada has emerged from the late twentieth century a stronger and more dynamic society, with a mindset steeped in Canadian traditions of tolerance and community. A fact-filled account of how these changes affect us now and will determine how we feel and what we want tomorrow. 2001.Saints, salauds et soldats: le Canada et la Deuxième Guerre mondiale (Histoire militaire)
Par Jeff Keshen, Pierre R Desrosiers. 2009
Patriotisme, conflits de travail, marché nor, dévouement et prostitution. Premier ouvrage à aborder systématiquement la société canadienne au temps de…
la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, « Saint, Salauds et Soldats » décrit l'évolution des moeurs, la rupture du consensus social, les peurs que ces changements provoquèrent et les nouveaux équilibres sociaux et légaux, parfois contradictoire, qui en résultèrent. 2009. Titre uniforme: Saints, sinners, and soldiers : Canada's Second World War.