Regional Canada Books


Cold Comfort: My Love Affair With the Arctic (Mcgill-Queen's Native and Northern)Cold Comfort: My Love Affair With the Arctic (Mcgill-Queen's Native and Northern)
Best Price: $26.07
In 1936, Graham Rowley went to the still-unexplored west coast of Baffin Island as the...
An Odd Attempt in a Woman: The Literary Life of Frances BrookeAn Odd Attempt in a Woman: The Literary Life of Frances Brooke
Frances Brooke, the author of Canada?s first novel, The History of Emily Montague , was an...
Canada Home: Juliana Horatia Ewing's Federicton Letters 1867-1869Canada Home: Juliana Horatia Ewing's Federicton Letters 1867-1869
Best Price: $74.79
If you are interested in Canadian History and Children's Literature, then read this book. A...
The Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah: A Tsimshian Man on the Pacific Northwest CoastThe Many Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah: A Tsimshian Man on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Best Price: $82.59
First-hand accounts of indigenous people?s encounters with colonialism are rare. A daily diary...
The Thomas Chandler Haliburton Symposium (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers)The Thomas Chandler Haliburton Symposium (Reappraisals: Canadian Writers)
Best Price: $11.70
Thomas Chandler Haliburton was perhaps the only Canadian writer whose name was a household word...


On a Nickel and a PrayerOn a Nickel and a Prayer
This is a personal history of the Medical School at the University of Ottawa from its start in...
The Correspondence of Northrop Frye and Helen Kemp, 1932-1939 (Collected Works of Northrop Frye, Vol. 2)The Correspondence of Northrop Frye and Helen Kemp, 1932-1939 (Collected Works of Northrop Frye, Vol. 2)
Best Price: $74.00
This fascinating collection touches on every aspect of the private life of Frye and his first...
All the Journey ThroughAll the Journey Through
Best Price: $30.59
Our Knowledge and Appreciation of the Nineteenth century seems largely to have vanished. In this...
Bibliography of Canadian BibliographiesBibliography of Canadian Bibliographies
Best Price: $3.00
This is a completely revised and updated third edition of a standard Canadian reference work...
Henry Alline, 1748-84 (Canadian biographical studies)Henry Alline, 1748-84 (Canadian biographical studies)


William Carpenter Bompas (Canadian biographical series)William Carpenter Bompas (Canadian biographical series)Mary Sitts : More Than a Captivity TaleMary Sitts : More Than a Captivity Tale
Best Price: $249.09
The Ker Family of Victoria, 1859-1976: Pioneer Industrialists in Western CanadaThe Ker Family of Victoria, 1859-1976: Pioneer Industrialists in Western CanadaCeltic WomanCeltic Woman
Best Price: $18.95
This is a book packed with stories and wisdom and bubbling with a pervasive humor: a must-read! ...
Travels Through Lower Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808. to Which Are Added, BiographicalTravels Through Lower Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Years 1806, 1807, and 1808. to Which Are Added, Biographical
Best Price: $27.91
Title: Travels Through Lower Canada, and the United States of North America, in the Years 1806,...

A Lady's Life on a Farm in ManitobaA Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba
Best Price: $19.99
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
Famous Firesides of French CanadaFamous Firesides of French Canada
Best Price: $19.99
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
Having the Time of my LifeHaving the Time of my Life
Best Price: $34.86
William Black (The Apostle of Methodism in the Maritime Provinces of Canada)William Black (The Apostle of Methodism in the Maritime Provinces of Canada)
Best Price: $87.99
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in...
John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806: A BiographyJohn Graves Simcoe 1752-1806: A Biography
Best Price: $14.15
One of the legendary figures of Ontario history, John Graves Simcoe was the commander of the...

Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993
Biographies and electoral histories of the premiers and over 400 members of the Prince Edward...
Mud, Sweat and Tears: Tales of a Country VetMud, Sweat and Tears: Tales of a Country Vet
Best Price: $19.95
Mud, Sweat and Tears tells the story of Bud Ings' adventures as a rural veterinarian in the...
Finlay's RiverFinlay's River
Best Price: $14.20
Mostly unknown to American readers, Raymond Patterson is recognized throughout the British...
Robert Service: Under the Spell of the YukonRobert Service: Under the Spell of the Yukon
Best Price: $16.50
Robert Services time in the Yukon, at first as a transplanted bank clerk and later living off...
Alone Against the ArcticAlone Against the Arctic
Best Price: $8.00
Two audacious Alaskan journeys are depicted in this captivating adventure tale. In the winter of...

Heart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin: More Stoires Worth KeepingHeart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin: More Stoires Worth Keeping
Best Price: $17.94
This anthology continues the story of the Cariboo Chilcotin, a harshly beautiful and remote...
Native Chiefs and Famous Metis (Amazing Stories)Native Chiefs and Famous Metis (Amazing Stories)
Best Price: $7.87
These tales of bravery, courage and decisive action in times of terrible conflict are the...
Red Crow: Warrior Chief (Western Canadian Classics)Red Crow: Warrior Chief (Western Canadian Classics)
Best Price: $251.22
Back RoadsBack Roads
Best Price: $5.99
After collapsing from stress in a posh Vancouver restaurant, Ted Ferguson decides to abandon his...
Colonel John Hamilton Gray (father of confederation) and Inkerman HouseColonel John Hamilton Gray (father of confederation) and Inkerman House

"Our Gallant Doctor": Enigma and Tragedy: Surgeon-Lieutenant George Hendry and HMCS Ottawa, 1942"Our Gallant Doctor": Enigma and Tragedy: Surgeon-Lieutenant George Hendry and HMCS Ottawa, 1942
Best Price: $22.60
During the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr. George Hendry had just finished performing two major...
Much to Be Done: Private Life in Ontario From Victorian DiariesMuch to Be Done: Private Life in Ontario From Victorian Diaries
Best Price: $14.63
Victorian Ontario included people from all walks of life from homeless beggars to wealthy...
The Legacy of John Waldie and Sons: A History of the Victoria Harbour Lumber CompanyThe Legacy of John Waldie and Sons: A History of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company
Best Price: $10.49
At the time of his death in 1907, John Waldie, founder of the Victoria Harbour Lumber Company,...
Raincoast Chronicles 16: Time & Tide: A History of Telegraph CoveRaincoast Chronicles 16: Time & Tide: A History of Telegraph Cove
Best Price: $16.95
The Wastell family had much to contend with on a daily basis. Besides running a sawmill and...
Tidal Passages: A History of the Discovery IslandsTidal Passages: A History of the Discovery Islands
Best Price: $20.08
At the north end of British Columbia's great inland sea, the Inside Passage divides amongst...

Rumble Seat: A Victorian Childhood RememberedRumble Seat: A Victorian Childhood Remembered
Best Price: $22.04
Rumble Seat is an evocative, poetically-written memoir of artist Helen Piddington's...
Opening Doors in Vancouver's East End: StrathconaOpening Doors in Vancouver's East End: Strathcona
Best Price: $16.61
"There was nothing but parties in Hogan's Alley," a black musician named Austin...
Honore Jaxon: Prairie VisionaryHonore Jaxon: Prairie Visionary
The first definitive biography of this complex political man, who served as Louis Riel's...
Elijah: An Extraordinary Ordinary HeroElijah: An Extraordinary Ordinary Hero
Best Price: $5.99
Alberta Lifestyles: A Celebration of Central Alberta WritersAlberta Lifestyles: A Celebration of Central Alberta Writers

Canadian Who's Who 2002 (Canadian Who's Who (CD-Rom))Canadian Who's Who 2002 (Canadian Who's Who (CD-Rom))
Best Price: $198.00
Now in its 92nd year of publication, this Canadian reference source contains comprehensive and...
A Canadian Millionaire: The Life and Business Times of Sir Joseph Flavelle, Bart., 1858-1939 (Collected Research Studies / Royal Commission on the Economi)A Canadian Millionaire: The Life and Business Times of Sir Joseph Flavelle, Bart., 1858-1939 (Collected Research Studies / Royal Commission on the Economi)
Best Price: $111.04
In A Canadian Millionaire, Michael Bliss not only tells the story of an important businessman in...
Loner Personal Life & Ideas R.B Bennett (Joanne Goodman Lectures)Loner Personal Life & Ideas R.B Bennett (Joanne Goodman Lectures)
Best Price: $16.95
Sir Ernest MacmSir Ernest Macm
As a conductor, organist, pianist, composer, educator, writer, administrator, and musical...
Selected Letters of Margaret Laurence and Adele WisemanSelected Letters of Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman
Best Price: $28.84
Over a period of forty years, from 1947 to 1986, Margaret Laurence and Adele Wiseman wrote to...

Scenography in Canada: Selected DesignersScenography in Canada: Selected Designers
Best Price: $46.50
Scenography, the design for live performance, conceives of the creation of an environment rather...
Who's Who in Canadian Business 2003Who's Who in Canadian Business 2003
Best Price: $182.95
This comprehensive and independent guide to Canada's business elite is now in its 23rd year....
Canada's Prime Ministers: Macdonald to Trudeau - Portraits from the Dictionary of Canadian BiographyCanada's Prime Ministers: Macdonald to Trudeau - Portraits from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Best Price: $27.58
Prime ministers, the central figures in parliamentary government and the leaders of political...
The Farm on the Hill He Calls Home (Settlements)The Farm on the Hill He Calls Home (Settlements)
Best Price: $3.44
"Growing up on a farm I knew what it was to feel god tired and yet to work into the...
A Great Restlessness: The Life and Times of Dorise NielsenA Great Restlessness: The Life and Times of Dorise Nielsen
Best Price: $17.65
Dorise Nielsen was a pioneering feminist, a radical politician, the first Communist elected to...

Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993
Biographies and electoral histories of the premiers and over 400 members of the Prince Edward...
Mud, Sweat and Tears: Tales of a Country VetMud, Sweat and Tears: Tales of a Country Vet
Best Price: $19.95
Mud, Sweat and Tears tells the story of Bud Ings' adventures as a rural veterinarian in the...
Finlay's RiverFinlay's River
Best Price: $14.20
Mostly unknown to American readers, Raymond Patterson is recognized throughout the British...
Robert Service: Under the Spell of the YukonRobert Service: Under the Spell of the Yukon
Best Price: $16.50
Robert Services time in the Yukon, at first as a transplanted bank clerk and later living off...
Alone Against the ArcticAlone Against the Arctic
Best Price: $8.00
Two audacious Alaskan journeys are depicted in this captivating adventure tale. In the winter of...

Heart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin: More Stoires Worth KeepingHeart of the Cariboo-Chilcotin: More Stoires Worth Keeping
Best Price: $17.94
This anthology continues the story of the Cariboo Chilcotin, a harshly beautiful and remote...
Native Chiefs and Famous Metis (Amazing Stories)Native Chiefs and Famous Metis (Amazing Stories)
Best Price: $7.87
These tales of bravery, courage and decisive action in times of terrible conflict are the...
Red Crow: Warrior Chief (Western Canadian Classics)Red Crow: Warrior Chief (Western Canadian Classics)
Best Price: $251.22
Back RoadsBack Roads
Best Price: $5.99
After collapsing from stress in a posh Vancouver restaurant, Ted Ferguson decides to abandon his...
Colonel John Hamilton Gray (father of confederation) and Inkerman HouseColonel John Hamilton Gray (father of confederation) and Inkerman House

At Home From AfarAt Home From Afar
Best Price: $19.95
With the unique ability to feel at home wherever she find herself, Betty Kilgour also shares the...
The Romance of Alberta SettlementsThe Romance of Alberta Settlements
Best Price: $23.95
Most of Alberta's settlements, stations and post offices were named by the second decade of...
The Great Maritime Detective: The Exploits and Adventures of the Notorious Peachie CarrollThe Great Maritime Detective: The Exploits and Adventures of the Notorious Peachie Carroll
Best Price: $17.94
He was a sailor a miner, a bounty hunter, a prospector, a ghost hunter, and a railway guard,...
Ontario Murders: Mysteries, Scandals, And Dangerous Criminals (Amazing Stories)Ontario Murders: Mysteries, Scandals, And Dangerous Criminals (Amazing Stories)
Best Price: $7.99
Six chilling stories of notorious Ontario murders are recounted in this spine-tingling...
Riding on the Wild Side: Tales of Adventure in the Canadian West (Amazing Stories)Riding on the Wild Side: Tales of Adventure in the Canadian West (Amazing Stories)
Best Price: $54.25
Part of the Amazing Stories series.

The Education of Mr. Whippoorwill: A Country BoyhoodThe Education of Mr. Whippoorwill: A Country Boyhood
Best Price: $36.00
Steel My Soldiers' HeartsSteel My Soldiers' Hearts
Best Price: $17.00
This is a blend of fact and fiction based on the author's experiences fighting in Europe...
Ancestral Portraits (Art in Profile: Canadian Art and Archite)Ancestral Portraits (Art in Profile: Canadian Art and Archite)
Best Price: $19.95
Ancestral Portraits is a retrospective of the life and art of McDonald, a Native artist,...
The Chalk and the Easel: The Life and Work of Stanford PerrottThe Chalk and the Easel: The Life and Work of Stanford Perrott
Best Price: $39.95
Maxwell Foran's Chalk & The Easel surveys and celebrates the works and life of...
Rabbis and their Community: Studies in the Eastern European Orthodox Rabbinate in Montreal, 1896-1930Rabbis and their Community: Studies in the Eastern European Orthodox Rabbinate in Montreal, 1896-1930
Best Price: $28.59
In one of the few studies of the early immigrant Orthodox rabbinate in North America, author Ira...

Our Board Our Business: Why Farmers Support the Canadian Wheat BoardOur Board Our Business: Why Farmers Support the Canadian Wheat Board
Best Price: $14.94
Drawing from a collection of presentations made to a symposium on the Canadian Wheat Board...
From Prison to ParliamentFrom Prison to Parliament
Best Price: $14.50
I do happen to be a distant relative of Frank Howard's but honestly, this collection of...
The Essentials (Literary Studies Fiction Novel)The Essentials (Literary Studies Fiction Novel)
Best Price: $18.95
Lively, illustrated and guaranteed to be controversial, The Essentials: 150 Great B.C. Books...
Memories of the Beach: Reflections on a Toronto ChildhoodMemories of the Beach: Reflections on a Toronto Childhood
Best Price: $16.92
Lorraine O'Donnell Williams grew up living at the foot of Hammersmith Avenue on Hubbard...
Four Years on the Great Lakes, 1813-1816: The Journal of Lieutenant David Wingfield, Royal NavyFour Years on the Great Lakes, 1813-1816: The Journal of Lieutenant David Wingfield, Royal Navy
Best Price: $19.30
David Wingfield joined the Royal Navy in 1806, at the age of fourteen. His service took him to...

Of This Earth: A Mennonite Boyhood in the Boreal ForestOf This Earth: A Mennonite Boyhood in the Boreal Forest
Best Price: $4.00
This is the first of Rudy Wiebe's books that I've read, but I plan to look for others. ...
Policing in Wartime: One Mountie's StoryPolicing in Wartime: One Mountie's Story
Best Price: $11.66
While Canadian service personnel made heroic sacrifices battling the Nazis, other Canadians on...
From Scotland to Canada: the life of pioneer missionary Alexander StewartFrom Scotland to Canada: the life of pioneer missionary Alexander Stewart
Best Price: $14.32
Alexander Stewart was converted to Christ during the dramatic revival in Moulin, in the...
Pioneers in Ministry: Women Pastors in Ontario Mennonite Churches, 1793-2003Pioneers in Ministry: Women Pastors in Ontario Mennonite Churches, 1793-2003
Best Price: $21.20
The Diva and the Rancher: The Story of Norma Piper and George PocaterraThe Diva and the Rancher: The Story of Norma Piper and George Pocaterra
Best Price: $25.95
Big dreams, dashed hopes and romance are at the heart of this biography of Norma and George...

She Dared: True Stories of Heroines, Scoundrels, and RenegadesShe Dared: True Stories of Heroines, Scoundrels, and Renegades
Best Price: $3.78
From a true-life ?Survivor Island? tale to the women who flew fighters and bombers for the...
Yukon Lady: A Tale of Loyalty and CourageYukon Lady: A Tale of Loyalty and Courage
Best Price: $7.95
Gifted to LearnGifted to Learn
Best Price: $10.95
Academia is the last place one expects to find prejudice, but it's there. "Gifted to...
Woman Behind the Painter: The Diaries of Rosalie, Mrs. James Clarke HookWoman Behind the Painter: The Diaries of Rosalie, Mrs. James Clarke Hook
Best Price: $15.95
Expertly edited by Juliet McMaster (Professor Emerita in English at the University of Albert and...
I'd Rather Live in BuxtonI'd Rather Live in Buxton
When current and former residents of Buxton gather for Homecoming, they share memories of...

Casa Loma and the Man Who Made ItCasa Loma and the Man Who Made It
Best Price: $14.34
The perfect souvenir of Toronto's famous Casa Loma -- packed with historic facts and photograph
On the Trail of Robert ServiceOn the Trail of Robert Service
Best Price: $3.37
Service went from bank clerk to cowboy to become the first million-selling poet. The early...
Beyond the Brave: A Powerful Portrayal of Canadian Pioneers 1880-1946Beyond the Brave: A Powerful Portrayal of Canadian Pioneers 1880-1946Dictionary of Hamilton Biography Volume IV 1940-1970Dictionary of Hamilton Biography Volume IV 1940-1970
This book contains 289 biographies of people who lived in the Hamilton, Ontario area between the...
Francis Evans CornishFrancis Evans Cornish

Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique du Canada: Volume IX, 1861 - 1870Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique du Canada: Volume IX, 1861 - 1870
Best Price: $88.00
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian...
Dcb Index Vol 1-4 (Dictionary of Canadian Biography) (v. 1-4)Dcb Index Vol 1-4 (Dictionary of Canadian Biography) (v. 1-4)
Best Price: $56.00
Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique du Canada: Volume XI, 1881 - 1890Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique du Canada: Volume XI, 1881 - 1890
Best Price: $101.00
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian...
Dictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire Biographique Du Canada,Vol.XI: 1881-1890/Aurentian EditionDictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire Biographique Du Canada,Vol.XI: 1881-1890/Aurentian EditionDictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique du Canada: Volume VII, 1836 - 1850Dictionary of Canadian Biography / Dictionaire Biographique du Canada: Volume VII, 1836 - 1850
Best Price: $8.29
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian...

Canadian Who's Who 2008 - CD only: Volume XLIIIs (Canadian Who's Who on CD-ROM) (v. 43)Canadian Who's Who 2008 - CD only: Volume XLIIIs (Canadian Who's Who on CD-ROM) (v. 43)
Best Price: $164.99
Now in its ninety-eighth year of publication, this standard Canadian reference source contains...
Painting Place: The Life and Work of David B. MilnePainting Place: The Life and Work of David B. Milne
Best Price: $73.31
This long-awaited study, lavishly illustrated, tells the remarkable story of the work of one of...
The Small Details of Life: Twenty Diaries by Women in Canada, 1830-1996The Small Details of Life: Twenty Diaries by Women in Canada, 1830-1996
Best Price: $78.00
'I could scarcely hold myself together. I thought I must give way to my grief, so I hurried...
William Osler: A Life in MedicineWilliam Osler: A Life in Medicine
Best Price: $85.99
 
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