Details the toughest decisions that shaped Canada's role in WWII, whose effects continue to this day. Why Canada went to war, defied Britain by organizing its own air force (and training over 100,000 cadets), pivoted to the U.S., and walked into a disaster in Dieppe. Presents the forgotten history of C.D. Howe, Canada's «Minister for Everything» whose wartime powers were almost unrivaled in Canada. How the Corvette, the «ugly little sh ...
The incredible story of the “King of the Pirates,” who burst from the waters of early Canada to become a terror of the seas. He was tall, dark, and handsome, he wore fine velvets and lace, and in four tumultuous years he tore the guts out of the Atlantic. Bartholomew Roberts took over four hundred ships and rarely lost a fight at sea in his short, spectacular reign. Black Flag of the North tells the story of Roberts’s dramatic life, from his ...
A colourful look at Toronto's pioneer roots, tracing the history of three neighbourhoods from their farming days to modern day. <br/> <br/> Includes: <br/> <b><i>Don Mills: From Forests and Farms to Forces of Change</i></b> <br/> As recently as 1970, wheat crops were grown at Don Mills – and no small amount, but enough to line Toronto’s grocery-store shelves with baked goods. Single-herd mi ...
In a world growing ever more secular, this history shows how a church adapts to thrive Explores the resting place of some of the earliest and most important pioneers in Toronto’s history St. John’s York Mills is the oldest parish church in Toronto and second oldest church in Canada The history of St. John’s York Mills spans the War of 1812 to the arrival of Syrian refugees in 2016; from stage coaches to subways; from farmland to highways Will be ...
Experience a ghostly thrill with Mark Leslie’s four books on strange supernatural happenings.</br></br> <b><i>Creepy Capital</i></b></br> True stories of ghostly encounters and creepy locales lurk throughout the Ottawa region. Come along with Canada’s paranormal raconteur extraordinaire, Mark Leslie, and discover the first-person accounts of ghostly happenings at landmarks throughout the histori ...
Terry Boyle is an incomparable observer of Ontario’s charming side, and its ghostly shadows. Presented here are five of his must-read guides for Ontarians everywhere interested in getting off the beaten track. <br/> <br/> <b>Includes:</b> <br/> <ul> <li><i>Discover Ontario</i></li> <li><i>Hidden Ontario</i></li> <li><i>Haunted Ontario</i>&l ...
In America, not believing in God is anti-American, isn’t it? At fifty years of age, Roman Carr, whose real name is Romain Carrier, has made it. His television series In Gad We Trust , a scathing satire of the United States and its relationship with God, is a huge hit. He is carving out an enviable place for himself in Hollywood, the end of a long, tortuous journey for the man who fled his Gaspe Peninsula village in murky circumstances back in ...
