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  • Syllables of Recorded Time

    The Story of the Canadian Authors Association 1921-1981

    Syllables of Recorded Time is a lively look at the development over the last six decades of a national authors’ association, with all its problems and foibles.Personalities such as Bliss Carman, Nellie McClung, Stephen Leacock, B.K. Sandwell, W.A. Deacon, Mazo de la Roche, John Murray Gibbon, Helen Chreighton, Watson Kirkconnell, Charles G.D. Roberts and Duncan Campbell Scott figure prominently in ... Leer más

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    de Will Ferguson ...
    A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated!This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers on a thrilling ride through Canadian history, from indigenous native cultures and early French and British settlements through Paul Martin's shaky minority government. This timely update features all the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical and archeological ... Leer más

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  • The Last to Die

    Ronald Turpin, Arthur Lucas, and the End of Capital Punishment in Canada

    Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at Toronto's Don Jail on December 11, 1962. They were the last two people executed in Canada, but surprisingly little was known about them until now. This is the first book to uncover the lives and deaths of Turpin, a Canadian criminal, and Lucas, a Detroit gangster. The result of more ... Leer más

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  • Unbuilt Toronto 2

    More of the City That Might Have Been

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    Quill & Quire cited Unbuilt Toronto as a book filled with "well-researched, often gripping tales of grand plans," while Canadian Architect said that it is "an impressively researched exploration of never-realized architectural and master-planning projects intended for the city." Now Unbuilt Toronto 2 provides an all-new, fascinating return to the "Toronto that might have been."Discover the ... Leer más

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  • Speaking in the Past Tense

    Canadian Novelists on Writing Historical Fiction

    de Herb Wyile ...
    “Speaking in the Past Tense participates in an expanding critical dialogue on the writing of historical fiction, providing a series of reflections on the process from the perspective of those souls intrepid enough to step onto what is, practically by definition, contested territory.”— Herb Wyile, from the IntroductionThe extermination of the Beothuk ... the exploration of the Arctic ... the ... Leer más

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  • Tales from the Great Lakes

    Based on C.H.J. Snider's "Schooner days"

    For more than two hundred years, thousands of giant sailing ships traversed the Great Lakes carrying cargo and passengers. The memory of the romance and elegance of these beautiful ships has almost been forgotten in the search for greater efficiency and speed in our modern world.C.H.J. Snider (1879-1971) chronicled this era in his 1,303 "Schooner Days" columns for Toronto's The Evening Telegram ... Leer más

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  • Anne of Tim Hortons: Globalization and the Reshaping of Atlantic-Canadian Literature

    Globalization and the Reshaping of Atlantic-Canadian Literature

    de Herb Wyile ...
    Anne of Tim Hortons: Globalization and the Reshaping of Atlantic-Canadian Literature is a study of the work of over twenty contemporary Atlantic-Canadian writers that counters the widespread impression of Atlantic Canada as a quaint and backward place. By examining their treatment of work, culture, and history, author Herb Wyile highlights how these writers resist the image of Atlantic Canadians ... Leer más

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  • The Story of Butchart Gardens

    de Dave Preston ...
    Late one mid-December afternoon in 1950, an elderly woman looked out of the window of her home in Victoria, and softly whispered to her nurse: "I've never seen a more beautiful sunset."… a moment later, she died.The woman was Jennie Butchart, and during her eighty-two years on this earth she helped make a small corner of it so beautiful that almost a million people a year travel to see it. Taking ... Leer más

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  • The TTC Story

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    de Mike Filey ...
    Looking back over the past 75 years, there is no doubt that public transportation has played a major role in the development and maturing of Toronto and its metropolitan area. Indeed , despite the fiscal challenges facing it, the TTC today remains a transit agency with an enviable reputation.The TTC Story:The First Seventy-five Years, by Mike Filey, features over one hundred magnificent black and ... Leer más

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  • A Nation of Immigrants

    Women, Workers, and Communities in Canadian History, 1840s-1960s

    This collection brings together a wide array of writings on Canadian immigrant history, including many highly regarded, influential essays. Though most of the chapters have been previously published, the editors have also commissioned original contributions on understudied topics in the field.The readings highlight the social history of immigrants, their pre-migration traditions as well as ... Leer más

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  • Exploring Canada for a Transcontinental Railroad

    de John Bonner ...
    This  short piece describes the trip through the wilderness with Indian guides along the route of the as yet unbuilt Canadian railway to the pacific. Illustrated. ... Leer más

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  • Fergus

    A Scottish Town By Birthright

    de Pat Mestern ...
    Pat Mestern, author of several earlier books and an ardent booster of her hometown, has produced an entertaining personal account of Fergus, while maintaining the historical perspective and utilizing the rich oral history of the area. Her lighter look at some of the characters and the escapades that add flavour to life in small-town Ontario make this a delightful read. Ghost stories and "the ... Leer más

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