History

Real Stories from the Rink

After 27 years as a colour commentator for CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada and writing 50 books on the country’s favourite obsession, Brian McFarlane has quite a collection of anecdotes about the game. In Real ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: History

Making History: The Remarkable Story Behind Canada: A People’s History

By Mark Starowicz

The miniseries Canada: A People’s History was a production of unprecedented scale in Canadian broadcasting and would ultimately become one of the crowning achievements of CBC Television’s 50-year history. It was also a logistical and ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

The Coasts of Canada: A History

By Lesley Choyce

In The Coasts of Canada, Nova Scotia author, television host, and teacher Lesley Choyce puts a slightly different focus on Canada’s history by concentrating on the country’s three coasts. Much of the country’s history occurred ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: History

I Stand for Canada: The Story of the Maple Leaf Flag

By Rick Archbold

Post baby-boom Canadians probably have no idea that the adoption of the official red maple-leaf flag in 1965 followed a fractious, decades-long debate both inside and outside of Parliament. Diefenbaker’s Conservatives, representing the majority of ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Chronicle of a War Foretold: How Mideast Peace Became America’s Fight

By Norman Spector

This book is a compilation of published articles spanning almost a decade, from the early 1990s to the post-Sept. 11 world. The articles, by Norman Spector, ex-chief of staff to the prime minister and former ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: History

Rogue Nation: The America the Rest of the World Knows

By Peter Scowen

Writers who stray from the pro-George W. Bush bandwagon are finding a growing readership eager for analysis that transcends the good/evil dichotomy that marks much media coverage of recent world events. Among those writers is ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: History

A History of Mistresses

By Elizabeth Abbott

If motherhood is the second-oldest profession, mistressdom followed soon after. It is an evocative word, “mistress,” suggesting sensual sophistication and luxury. Elizabeth Abbott’s A History of Mistresses sets out to determine whether the reality matches ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: History

Last Man Out: The Story of the Springhill Mine Disaster

By Melissa Fay Greene

On Oct. 23, 1958, the floors hit the ceilings of the Number 2 coal mine in Springhill, Nova Scotia, in three massive “bumps.” Above ground it felt like an earthquake, and registered as such on ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Island of the Blessed: The Secrets of Egypt’s Everlasting Oasis

By Harry Thurston

Author, scientist, and environmental journalist Harry Thurston’s latest book combines the most winning elements of the travelogue and archeological mystery while working in a timely environmental warning. Island of the Blessed tracks the unfolding archeology ... Read More »

November 26, 2003 | Filed under: History

★ The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580

By Samuel Bawlf

Did Sir Francis Drake visit Vancouver Island, the Queen Charlottes, and the coast of Alaska 200 years before any other European? Geographer, ex-B.C. politician, and sailor Samuel Bawlf sure makes a strong case for such ... Read More »

November 25, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

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