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  • Timothy Warren Anglin, 1822-96

    Irish Catholic Canadian

    by William Baker ...
    Series series Heritage
    Born in Ireland in 1822, Timothy Warren emigrated to New Brunswick in 1849 and quickly became involved in the life and politics of the city of Saint John and the colony. As founder and editor of the newspaper the Freeman, he came lay spokesman for the large, mainly lower-class Irish Catholic population in Saint John, supporting its attempts to alleviate the poverty and harshness of life in New ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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  • A Short History of Canada

    Sixth Edition

    by Desmond Morton ...
    Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The trick is to find a history that is so absorbing you will want to read it from beginning to end. With this book, Desmond Morton, one of Canada’s most noted and highly respected historians, shows how the choices we can make at the dawn of the 21st century have been shaped by history.Morton ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Long Exile

    A true story of deception and survival amongst the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic

    by Melanie McGrath ...
    A chilling true story of deception and survival set amidst the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic.In 1922 the Irish-American explorer Robert Flaherty made a film called ‘Nanook of the North’ which captured the world's imagination. Soon afterwards, he quit the Arctic for good, leaving behind his bastard son, Joseph, to grow up Eskimo.Thirty years later a young, inexperienced policeman, Ross ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Battle of London

    Trudeau, Thatcher, and the Fight for Canada's Constitution

    by Frédéric Bastien ...
    Translated by Jacob Homel ...
    A bestseller in Quebec that describes the horse-trading, intrigue and unrest behind Trudeau’s quest to repatriate the Constitution.After the referendum in 1980, Pierre Elliott Trudeau turned his sights on repatriating the Constitution in an effort to make Canada fully independent from Britain. What should have been a simple process snowballed into a complicated intrigue.Quebec, which thought its ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Canada's Odyssey

    A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests

    by Peter H. Russell ...
    150 years after Confederation, Canada is known around the world for its social diversity and its commitment to principles of multiculturalism. But the road to contemporary Canada is a winding one, a story of division and conflict as well as union and accommodation.In Canada’s Odyssey, renowned scholar Peter H. Russell provides an expansive, accessible account of Canadian history from the pre ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands

    The Idealistic Canadians Who Built the NDP

    by Lynn Gidluck ...
    As an idealist and a visionary, Jack Layton connected with millions of Canadians who saw that he was a different kind of political leader. So did Tommy Douglas, chosen as the greatest Canadian ever by CBC's television audience.The New Democratic Party and its predecessor, the CCF, have often chosen leaders who resonated with the Canadian public. In fact, the vision and the ideals of the leaders of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Canada the Good

    A Short History of Vice since 1500

    by Marcel Martel ...
    To invest in vice can be a sound financial decision, but despite the lure of healthy profits, individuals and mutual funds have been reluctant to invest in this type of stock. After all, who would take pride in supporting the tobacco industry, knowing it sells a deadly product? And what social responsibilities do investors bear with respect to compulsive gamblers who have lost so much money that ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • The Settlers Settled; or Pat Connor and His Two Masters

    by Catharine Parr Traill, Paul Allen, Paul Allen ...
    Series Book 1 - Allen's Upper Canada Sundries
    We are proud to re-issue the four instalments of Catharine Parr Traill's "The Settlers Settled" in their entirety for the first time since they appeared together in "Sharpe's London Magazine," vol. X, 1850. Original pagination is preserved here. For the reader's enjoyment, we also provide an intimate portrait of Ms. Traill, written by her niece, Mary Agnes Fitzgibbon in 1894. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Queen at the Council Fire

    The Treaty of Niagara, Reconciliation, and the Dignified Crown in Canada

    by Nathan Tidridge ...
    Series Book 1 - Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada (ISCC) at Massey College
    In the summer of 1764, Sir William Johnson (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) and over two thousand chiefs representing twenty-four First Nations met on the shores of the Niagara River to negotiate the Treaty of Niagara — an agreement between the British Crown and the Indigenous peoples. This treaty, symbolized by the Covenant Chain Wampum, is seen by many Indigenous peoples as the birth of modern ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Across the Aisle

    Opposition in Canadian Politics

    by David E. Smith ...
    How do parties with official opposition status influence Canadian politics? Across the Aisle is an innovative examination of the theory and practice of opposition in Canada, both in Parliament and in provincial legislatures. Extending from the pre-Confederation era to the present day, it focuses on whether Canada has developed a coherent tradition of parliamentary opposition.David E. Smith argues ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Big Tent Politics

    The Liberal Party’s Long Mastery of Canada’s Public Life

    by R. Kenneth Carty ...
    Series series McLean Family Canadian Studies Series
    The Liberal Party of Canada is one of the most successful parties in the democratic world. It dominated Canadian politics for a century, practising an inclusive style of “big tent” politics that allowed it to fend off opponents on both the left and right. How did it do this? What kind of party organization did it build over the decades to manage its remarkable string of election victories?This ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Canada under Attack

    Irish-American veterans of the Civil War and their Fenian campaign to conquer Canada

    by Cheryl MacDonald ...
    Series series Amazing Stories
    Most history books make a joke of it, but Canada faced a serious military threat in the 1860s -- and came under multiple attacks by military forces based in the United States. It took the combined effort of British troops in Canada and the Canadian militia -- plus some good luck -- to repel the invaders and end the threat. The experience helped push Confederation to fruition in 1867.Cheryl ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD