I have often wondered why gamma was the third letter in the ancient Greek alphabet. What happened to C? Why didn’t Victor Hugo ever use the letter W? And Ye (as in Ye Olde Pub) ... Read More »
April 3, 2004 | Filed under: History
In the final quarter of the last century, Canada’s elite let down their Victorian hair on four separate occasions to attend lavish fancy-dress balls unequalled in the nascent Dominion. In Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal, bankers, ... Read More »
March 25, 2004 | Filed under: History
The Yukon River has been called the world’s longest museum. This makes it the perfect setting for River Time, Whitehorse author John Firth’s paean to the Klondike.Firth is president of the Yukon River Marathon Paddling ... Read More »
March 24, 2004 | Filed under: History
When its involvement in Vietnam escalated in 1964, the United States called upon increasing numbers of its young men to enlist in the armed forces. Those who refused had four options: they could become conscientious ... Read More »
March 19, 2004 | Filed under: History
Anyone with an interest in this country’s past owes a great debt to Pierre Berton. In book after book, he has written the Canadian story with style and grace – and a sure eye for ... Read More »
March 19, 2004 | Filed under: History
Many of Kevin Major’s novels for adults and children draw on Newfoundland history, so it’s no surprise that he uses Newfoundland and Labrador’s dramatic past to its fullest in As Near to Heaven by Sea, ... Read More »
March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History
In this book, Paul Yee, who holds an MA in history from the University of British Columbia, presents a detailed survey and engaging account of the history of the Chinese in Canada, from the impoverished ... Read More »
March 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History
In the time between the turn of the century and the start of World War II, a wave of modernization swept over Canada’s retailers. Chains like Eaton’s and Simpson’s brought cutthroat competition to the marketplace, ... Read More »
March 17, 2004 | Filed under: History
The problem with Haunted Toronto, John Robert Colombo’s new, and I would imagine exhaustive listing of hauntings in the Metro area, is that it hasn’t much to say that hasn’t been said before. Much of ... Read More »
March 12, 2004 | Filed under: History
Retired York University history professor J.L. Granatstein begins Yankee Go Home? with a confession. He set out to write, he explains, a justification for the Yank-bashing that defines our quest for national identity. He would ... Read More »
March 12, 2004 | Filed under: History
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