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Vanished Beyond the Map

The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell

by Adam Shoalts ...

Narrated by Adam Shoalts ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared. ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.In November 1910, explorer Hubert Darrell vanished in the uncharted wilds of the Northwest Territories. A prospector who had been swept up in the Klondike Gold Rush, Darrell later made his name as an expert guide, trapper, and restless wanderer who ventured where few others dared.
... Read more
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The Wake

The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami

by Linden MacIntrye ...

Narrated by Linden MacIntyre ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up
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The Company

The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire

by Stephen R. Bown ...

Narrated by Traber Burns ...

Unabridged

16 hours 5 min

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured
... Read more
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A People's History of Quebec

by Jacques Lacoursière, Robin Philpot ...

Narrated by Matthew Josdal ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote. Connecting everyday life to the events that ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who traveled, mapped, and inhabited a very large part of North America, and "embrothered the peoples" they met, as Jack Kerouac wrote. Connecting everyday life to the events that
... Read more
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Crazy Town

The Rob Ford Story

by Robyn Doolittle ...

Narrated by Erin Bennett ...

Unabridged

10 hours 54 min

His drug- and alcohol-fueled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied center stage in North America’s fourth-largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine.Reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

His drug- and alcohol-fueled antics made world headlines and engulfed a city in unprecedented controversy. Toronto mayor Rob Ford’s personal and political troubles have occupied center stage in North America’s fourth-largest city since news broke that drug dealers were selling a videotape of Ford appearing to smoke crack cocaine.Reporter Robyn Doolittle was one of three journalists to view the
... Read more
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The Toronto Book of the Dead

by Adam Bunch ...

Narrated by Adam Bunch ...

Unabridged

12 hours 10 min

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances, Toronto’s past is filled with stories whose endings were anything but peaceful. The Toronto Book of the Dead delves into these: from ancient First Nations burial mounds to the grisly murder of Toronto
... Read more
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Rough & Messy Justice

A Train Heist, Murder & Misdeeds

by W. Keith Regular, PhD ...

Narrated by Lorene Shyba ...

Series series True Cases
Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

Rough & Messy Justice vividly portrays Alberta's Crowsnest Pass of 1920, a rugged Rocky Mountain region shaped by its mining economy and diverse culture. An armed CPR train robbery spirals into a deadly shootout at the Bellevue Café, where police clash with Russian outlaws fresh from Montana’s mines. A surviving bandit escapes, triggering a relentless manhunt. When captured, his trial becomes a ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Rough & Messy Justice vividly portrays Alberta's Crowsnest Pass of 1920, a rugged Rocky Mountain region shaped by its mining economy and diverse culture. An armed CPR train robbery spirals into a deadly shootout at the Bellevue Café, where police clash with Russian outlaws fresh from Montana’s mines. A surviving bandit escapes, triggering a relentless manhunt. When captured, his trial becomes a
... Read more
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Them Days 1.4

by N. Markham, Bill Shiwak, Michael Pasteen, Wallace McLean, John Montague, Flora Baikie, Jean Crane, Judson Blake Sr., Alice Parrault, Charlie Bird, Alexander Cribb, Frank D. Moores, David Dickinson, Lillian Broomfield, W. H. Elworthy, Torsten Andersen, Alice Andersen, John Edmunds, Percy Davis, George Rich, Bill Brown, Clifford Moores, George Poole Sr., Elizabeth Goudie, Joe Jacque ...

Narrated by Aimee Chaulk, Jaimee Brown, Patty Way, Morgen Mills, Mina Campbell, Martha MacDonald, Steph White, Ida Suarak, Jill Larkham, George Way ...

Unabridged

2 hours 23 min

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication. ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication.
... Read more
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Historia de Quebec: Una guía fascinante sobre la provincia más extensa de Canadá y su impacto en la historia de Francia

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Luis Trumper ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

La lucha política de Quebec por la autonomía, la independencia y la protección de su lengua, su cultura y su patrimonio está rodeada de ambigüedad. Permítanos arrojar algo de luz sobre el tema.¿Por qué se han prolongado las tensiones lingüísticas y culturales de la provincia durante casi cuatrocientos años? ¿En qué se diferencia del resto de Canadá? ¿Desempeñaron los pueblos indígenas un papel ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

La lucha política de Quebec por la autonomía, la independencia y la protección de su lengua, su cultura y su patrimonio está rodeada de ambigüedad. Permítanos arrojar algo de luz sobre el tema.¿Por qué se han prolongado las tensiones lingüísticas y culturales de la provincia durante casi cuatrocientos años? ¿En qué se diferencia del resto de Canadá? ¿Desempeñaron los pueblos indígenas un papel
... Read more
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Bloody Verrieres

The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrieres-Bourguebus Ridges: Volume I: Operations Goodwood and Atlantic, July 18–22, 1944

by Arthur W. Gullachsen ...

Narrated by Bruce Mann ...

Unabridged

12 hours 59 min

South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful ... Read more

$19.99 USD

South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful
... Read more
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Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

by Manon Plouffe ...

Narrated by Amélie Bonenfant ...

Unabridged

1 hour 10 min

En 1642, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve et Jeanne Mance fondent, avec une poignée de colons, le petit établissement de Ville-Marie, qui deviendra par la suite Montréal. Chomedey, né en Champagne, est un officier militaire d’expérience. Nommé gouverneur de l’île de Montréal, il est prêt à relever le défi, malgré la présence hostile des Iroquois qui n’auront de cesse d’attaquer la colonie naissante ... Read more

$7.99 USD

En 1642, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve et Jeanne Mance fondent, avec une poignée de colons, le petit établissement de Ville-Marie, qui deviendra par la suite Montréal. Chomedey, né en Champagne, est un officier militaire d’expérience. Nommé gouverneur de l’île de Montréal, il est prêt à relever le défi, malgré la présence hostile des Iroquois qui n’auront de cesse d’attaquer la colonie naissante
... Read more
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Canada: The Empire of the North (UNABRIDGED)

by Agnes C. LAUT ...

Narrated by Mallory Berkley ...

Unabridged

18 hours

Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adventure in Canada's nation building as will give the casual reader knowledge of the country's past, and how that past led along a trail of great heroism to the destiny of a Northern Empire. This volume is in no sense formal history. There will be found in it no ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Canada's past is more dramatic than any romance ever penned. . . . All that has been attempted here is such a story of the romance and adventure in Canada's nation building as will give the casual reader knowledge of the country's past, and how that past led along a trail of great heroism to the destiny of a Northern Empire. This volume is in no sense formal history. There will be found in it no
... Read more
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A Precarious Enterprise

Making a Life in Canadian Publishing

by Scott McIntyre ...

Narrated by Peter Outerbridge ...

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min

“A Precarious Enterprise has all of the DNA necessary for future historians to fully understand the joyous and unexpected rodeo that was CanLit 1.0. It was a cherished window in time, and Scott tells of it with love and the ultimate insider’s POV.” — Douglas Coupland, author and artistEver wondered how a publishing house works? Scott McIntyre tells all in this behind-the-scenes look at Canadian ... Read more

$36.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“A Precarious Enterprise has all of the DNA necessary for future historians to fully understand the joyous and unexpected rodeo that was CanLit 1.0. It was a cherished window in time, and Scott tells of it with love and the ultimate insider’s POV.” — Douglas Coupland, author and artistEver wondered how a publishing house works? Scott McIntyre tells all in this behind-the-scenes look at Canadian
... Read more
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Brief History of Vancouver, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 141 - A Brief History of - City Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VancouverDiscover the fascinating history of Canada’s west coast gem in A Brief History of Vancouver. From its Indigenous origins and early European exploration to its rise as a thriving global city, this book offers a concise yet captivating look at Vancouver’s evolution. Explore the key events, cultural influences, and economic ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VancouverDiscover the fascinating history of Canada’s west coast gem in A Brief History of Vancouver. From its Indigenous origins and early European exploration to its rise as a thriving global city, this book offers a concise yet captivating look at Vancouver’s evolution. Explore the key events, cultural influences, and economic
... Read more
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The Big Hop

The First Nonstop Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean and Into the Future

by David Rooney ...

Narrated by Jeremy Clyde ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

The inspiring story of a pathbreaking 1919 flight and the courageous fliers who risked their lives to make aviation history.In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in "the Big Hop": an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competitors was forced to abandon the journey halfway, and two pairs never made it into ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The inspiring story of a pathbreaking 1919 flight and the courageous fliers who risked their lives to make aviation history.In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in "the Big Hop": an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competitors was forced to abandon the journey halfway, and two pairs never made it into
... Read more
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WE SHALL OVERCOME

The Civil Rights Movement in America, 1954–1968

by James Beaumont Holloway ...

Narrated by Iona Whitfield ...

Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

WE SHALL OVERCOME — Audiobook · Narrated by Iona Whitfield. Listen time: 5 hours 41 minutes The complete civil rights movement history — Brown v. Board of Education, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Bloody Sunday, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, across 24 chapters from 1865 to 1968. On December 5, 1955, Jo Ann Robinson — president of Montgomery's Women's ... Read more

$9.99 USD

WE SHALL OVERCOME — Audiobook · Narrated by Iona Whitfield. Listen time: 5 hours 41 minutes The complete civil rights movement history — Brown v. Board of Education, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Bloody Sunday, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, across 24 chapters from 1865 to 1968. On December 5, 1955, Jo Ann Robinson — president of Montgomery's Women's
... Read more
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Nouvelle-France

Ce qu'on aurait dû vous enseigner

by Gilles Proulx ...

Narrated by Gilles Proulx ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

Ce n'est pas d'hier que Gilles Proulx sonne l'alarme : les Québécois sont de plus en plus ignorants de leur histoire, oublieux de leurs ancêtres et inconscients du travail colossal que ceux-ci ont accompli pour poser les fondations du Québec d'aujourd'hui. C'est pour corriger ces tristes lacunes qu'au-delà des faits de guerre et autres dates marquantes, l'auteur de Nouvelle-France raconte avec ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Ce n'est pas d'hier que Gilles Proulx sonne l'alarme : les Québécois sont de plus en plus ignorants de leur histoire, oublieux de leurs ancêtres et inconscients du travail colossal que ceux-ci ont accompli pour poser les fondations du Québec d'aujourd'hui. C'est pour corriger ces tristes lacunes qu'au-delà des faits de guerre et autres dates marquantes, l'auteur de Nouvelle-France raconte avec
... Read more
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The North Star

Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln

by Julian Sher ...

Narrated by Julian Sher ...

Unabridged

15 hours 11 min

**FINALIST FOR THE 2023 MAVIS GALLANT PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 J. W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE • An Audible Best Audiobook of the YearA riveting account of the years, months and days leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the unexpected ways Canadians were involved in every aspect of the American Civil War.**Canadians take pride in being on the “good side” ... Read more

$28.99 USD

**FINALIST FOR THE 2023 MAVIS GALLANT PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 J. W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE • An Audible Best Audiobook of the YearA riveting account of the years, months and days leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the unexpected ways Canadians were involved in every aspect of the American Civil War.**Canadians take pride in being on the “good side”
... Read more
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Brief History of Edmonton, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 41 - A Brief History of - City Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of EdmontonDiscover the fascinating history of Alberta’s capital city in A Brief History of Edmonton. From its origins as a fur trading post in the 18th century to its growth into a major Canadian city, this book offers a concise yet captivating overview of Edmonton’s development. Explore the key events, economic shifts, and cultural ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of EdmontonDiscover the fascinating history of Alberta’s capital city in A Brief History of Edmonton. From its origins as a fur trading post in the 18th century to its growth into a major Canadian city, this book offers a concise yet captivating overview of Edmonton’s development. Explore the key events, economic shifts, and cultural
... Read more
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Relatos de Canadá: Cincuenta relatos reales y fascinantes de grandes acontecimientos y personajes de la historia de Canadá

by Ahoy Publications ...

Narrated by Luis Trumper ...

Unabridged

3 hours 59 min

Recorra estos fascinantes relatos de acontecimientos significativos y personajes interesantes de la historia de Canadá.¿Le interesa la historia de Canadá?¿Desea conocer los personajes y acontecimientos históricos que sentaron las bases de la actual Canadá?¿Busca una guía que aprecie la diversidad y complejidad de la historia canadiense?Desde los comienzos indígenas y las exploraciones europeas ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Recorra estos fascinantes relatos de acontecimientos significativos y personajes interesantes de la historia de Canadá.¿Le interesa la historia de Canadá?¿Desea conocer los personajes y acontecimientos históricos que sentaron las bases de la actual Canadá?¿Busca una guía que aprecie la diversidad y complejidad de la historia canadiense?Desde los comienzos indígenas y las exploraciones europeas
... Read more
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Under Assault

Interference and Espionage in China's Secret War Against Canada

by Dennis Molinaro ...

Narrated by Taylor Price ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

**A Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Book in 2025FOREWORD BY CHERIE WONGNational security expert Dennis Molinaro reveals the shocking details of Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and interfere in Canadian political life. From cultivating future political leaders at the end of the Cultural Revolution to the foreign-interference scandals that have shaken present-day Ottawa, this definitive ... Read more

$28.99 USD

**A Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Book in 2025FOREWORD BY CHERIE WONGNational security expert Dennis Molinaro reveals the shocking details of Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and interfere in Canadian political life. From cultivating future political leaders at the end of the Cultural Revolution to the foreign-interference scandals that have shaken present-day Ottawa, this definitive
... Read more
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Survival Is Not Assured

The Life of Climber Jim Donini

by Geoff Powter ...

Narrated by Brian Wiggins ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous experiences both on and off the rock. From the tragic ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous experiences both on and off the rock. From the tragic
... Read more
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Inventing Niagara

Beauty, Power, and Lies

by Ginger Strand ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

13 hours 11 min

Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized, and landscape redesigned, the falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery—waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films, and ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Americans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized, and landscape redesigned, the falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength. Held up as an example of something real, they are hemmed in with fakery—waxworks, haunted houses, IMAX films, and
... Read more
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Niagara

Daredevils, Danger & Extraordinary Stories

by Andrew Hind, Maria Da Silva ...

Narrated by Janice Ryan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics.From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all:In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel…and survive.It is said that the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics.From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all:In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel…and survive.It is said that the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself,
... Read more

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