History of the Americas

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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. ...

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 ...

One Hundred Years of Canadian Cinema

By (author) George Melnyk
Categories: History of the Americas

With its beginnings rooted in the languages and cultures of the French and English, Canadian cinema has, over time, become more representative, reflecting the interests and aspirations of Canada’s many ...

Canada's Religions

With nine out of ten Canadians claiming a religious affiliation of some kind - Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Aboriginal, or one of dozens of other religions - faith has huge ...

Walking Fingers

“It is difficult for recent generations to imagine the fear which ‘infantile paralysis’ or poliomyelitis engendered half a century ago. Epidemics developed throughout the world, generally during ...

America

By (author) Denis Vaugeois
Translated by Jane Brierley
Categories: History of the Americas

“We the people of the United States”—so began the American Constitution of 1787. Within a few years, this young country, made up mainly of eastern seaboard states, suddenly became part of a continent. ...

Between the Wars

By (author) Israel Medres
Translated by Vivian Felsen
Categories: History of the Americas

Between Two Wars is the second book by journalist Israel Medres to be translated in recent years into both English and French. When it was first published in the original Yiddish version almost forty years ...

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 ...