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Timbit nation: a hitchhiker's view of Canada
Par John Stackhouse. 2003
Beginning in the Maritimes, where physical beauty is contrasted with ugly economic reality, Globe and Mail reporter Stackhouse thumbs his…
way across the country, talking to Canadians. His conclusion: most are facing the decline of their old way of life, such as fishing or mining, becoming disconnected from the land and sea. Continuing on from Quebec through to British Columbia, the road behind reveals a people mainly concerned with jobs, and a country in a state of flux. 2003.Through northern eyes
Par James Graham Gillan. 1991
Three's a crew
Par Kathrene Pinkerton. 1940
Those were the days that I lived and loved: a biography of Gus d'Aoust, a professional barrenland trapper
Par Gus D'Aoust, Alix Harpelle. 1984
An autobiography of Gus d'Aoust, a trapper in the North-West Territories. Known as a resourceful and sometimes wily man, Gus…
was not above trading in tobacco and alcohol to supplement his income from furs. For many years, working though a series of winter line camps, Gus ably survived in the harsh northern wilderness until his retirement in the late 1930's. 1984.Things that go squeak in the night and other stories
Par Gregory Clark. 1976
The world outside
Par Donald L Woodcock. 2005
From a secluded cottage on Vancouver Island, Woodcock wrote for newspapers and magazines all across the country, winning various awards.…
This is a collection of his nature writing which has appeared in Reader's Digest, Outdoor Canada, and Canadian Geographic. 2005.The unfinished Canadian: the people we are
Par Andrew Cohen. 2007
Cohen delves into our past and present in search of our defining national characteristics. He questions hoary shibboleths, soothing mythologies,…
and old saws with irreverence and humour, unencumbered by our proverbial politeness or political correctness. He argues that our mythology, our jealousy, our complacency, our apathy, our amnesia, and our moderation are all part of the unbearable lightness of being Canadian. Some strong language. 2007.The strangers next door
Par Edith Iglauer. 1991
Collection of writings by the author of 'Fishing with John', covers fifty years and a range of subjects including wartime…
press meetings with Eleanor Roosevelt, stories from the buildings of New York, visits to Inuit cooperatives, and interviews with several Canadians, including Pierre Trudeau, Hubert Evans, M. Wylie Blanchet, Arthur Erickson, and Bill Reid. 1991.The sun climbs slow: the International Criminal Court and the search for justice
Par Erna Paris. 2009
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent tribunal of its kind, mandated to challenge criminal impunity on the…
part of national leaders and to promote accountability in world affairs. Independent and transnational, its indictments cannot be vetoed in the Security Council. Paris explores the history of global justice, the politics behind America's opposition to the creation of a permanent international criminal court, and the implications for the world at large. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of violence. c2009.The snow geese: a story of home
Par William Fiennes. 2002
Every spring, millions of geese embark on an arduous three-thousand-mile migration from their winter quarters in the southern United States…
to their breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic. One year William Fiennes decided to go with them. Intrigued by what he'd read about the birds' amazing annual journey, Fiennes was also desperate to emerge from a period of illness and from the belief that, at age twenty-six, his life had ground to a halt. 2002.The sinking of the Princess Sophia: taking the North down with her
Par Kenneth Coates, William R Morrison. 1990
In 1918, the steamer Princess Sophia left Alaska for Vancouver, but during a storm she ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef.…
There were no survivors. Tracing the stories of many of the 353 aboard the Sophia - how they had gone to the north, what they did there, why they were leaving that fall - Coates sheds light on a little-known aspect of our history. 1990.The rights of nature: a legal revolution that could save the world
Par David R Boyd. 2017
Palila v Hawaii. New Zealand's Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings…
of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it. Lawyers from California to New York are fighting to gain legal rights for chimpanzees and killer whales, and lawmakers are ending the era of keeping these intelligent animals in captivity. In Hawaii and India, judges have recognized that endangered species--from birds to lions--have the legal right to exist. Around the world, more and more laws are being passed recognizing that ecosystems--rivers, forests, mountains, and more--have legally enforceable rights. And if nature has rights, then humans have responsibilities. 2017.The remarkable world of Frances Barkley, 1769-1845
Par Beth Hill, Frances Barkley. 1978
Frances Barkley was the first European woman to set foot on the coast of B.C. In 1786, she embarked from…
Europe on a trade and exploration voyage with her husband, Captain Charles W. Barkley. Her reminiscences contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. 1978.The RCMP Musical Ride
Par Maxwell Newhouse. 2004
The thundering hooves, the skilled riders, and the dazzling pageantry of the Musical Ride have thrilled audiences young and old…
since it was first performed in 1887. The author tells the history of the Ride and the story of the spectacular black horses, their arduous training and sparkling equipment, and their Mountie riders in bright scarlet. Grades 4-7. 2004.The outport people
Par Claire Mowat. 1983
The new North: an account of a woman's 1908 journey through Canada to the Arctic
Par Agnes Deans Cameron, D. R Richeson. 1986
In 1908, Agnes Deans Cameron and her niece Jessie Cameron Brown embarked on a journey to the Arctic. Travelling for…
six months by stagecoach, scow, and steamboat, they were among the first women to visit the Far North. "The New North" is the record of their extraordinary voyage. Originally published in 1909, c1986.The New Founde Land: A Personal Voyage Of Discovery
Par Farley Mowat. 1989
This special edition of Mowat's collected writings commemorates the fortieth anniversary of Newfoundland's entrance into the Canadian confederation. Revised excerpts…
from Westviking, Sea of Slaughter, The Boat Who Wouldn't Float and other works, as well as new writing, capture the island's physical environment and reflect the author's passion for the Rock and its history. 1989.The middle of nowhere: rediscovering Saskatchewan
Par Dennis Gruending. 1996
A collection of short pieces illustrating the history of Saskatchewan. Chronicles of the land before European settlement, recollections of aboriginal…
people, and excerpts from fur-trade diaries provide historical background. Accounts of Mounties, explorers, and settlers are mixed with stories of the often raucous political life of the province, and some of Saskatchewan's favourite pastimes. c1996.The master spirit of the age: Canadian engineers and the politics of professionalism, 1887-1922
Par J. Rodney Millard. 1988
Explores the issues that shaped engineers' perception of their work and its place in society. Determined to raise their status,…
schools and societies were organized and, eventually, engineers obtained licensing and regulatory powers. c1988.The making of a country lawyer: An Autobiography
Par Gerry Spence. 1996
Chronicles Spence's first forty years, before he gained fame for winning a multimillion-dollar verdict on behalf of the dead plutonium…
worker Karen Silkwood. Tells of his mother's suicide when Spence was ten, his own alcoholism, and his affair with the woman who became his second wife. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1996.