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The European Roots of Canadian Identity

By (author) Philip Resnick
Categories: History of the Americas

What makes Canada a different kind of society from the United States? In this book-length essay, Philip Resnick argues that, in more ways than one, Canada has been profoundly marked by its European origins. ...

Dominion and the Rising Sun

By (author) John D. Meehan
Categories: History

The Dominion and the Rising Sun is the first major study of Canada’s diplomatic arrival in Japan and, by extension, East Asia. It examines the political, economic, and cultural relations forged during ...

Mountie in Mukluks

By (author) Patrick White
Categories: History of the Americas

But readers of Mountie in Mukluks will soon realize they are in the presence of one of the most un-cop-like cops who ever built an igloo. And by the time they have finished they will never be able to think ...

The Oriental Question

By (author) Patricia E. Roy
Categories: Social Science

Patricia Roy’s latest book, The Oriental Question, continues her study into why British Columbians — and many Canadians from outside the province — were historically so opposed to Asian immigration. ...

The Bar U and Canadian Ranching History

By (author) Simon Evans
Categories: History
Series: Parks and Heritage

For much of its 130-year history, the Bar U Ranch can claim to have been one of the most famous ranches in Canada. Its reputation is firmly based on the historical role that the ranch has played, its ...

Edenbank

A richly illustrated chronicle that captures more than a century of life on a landmark Fraser Valley farm. This fascinating account details farming methods of a bygone era and all the toil, triumph and ...

Saint John Fortifications, 1630-1956

Saint John became a gateway to what is now Canada in the early 1600s, and Fort La Tour, built in 1632, was one of the three main forts of Acadie. In Saint John Fortifications, Roger Sarty and Doug Knight ...

Nellie McClung

Nellie McClung. Her story was her faith. Her work, as politician, author and feminist reformer of the first half of this century, makes Nellie McClung: No Small Legacy a compelling and inspiring biography. ...

Gabriel Dumont

By (author) George Woodcock
Edited by J.R. Miller
Categories: History of the Americas

The struggle of the Métis of the Saskatchewan River against the government of Canada culminated in the Riel Rebellion of 1885—an event of central importance in shaping almost all of the key polarities ...