Search Results: Returned 14 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 14
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1974, c1970., General, N.S.L. Natural Science of Canada Ltd. Call No: 500.9 W686ar Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Illustrated natural history of Canada
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1990, c1958., McClelland & Stewart Call No: 971.2 M936co Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: M&S paperback
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2017., General, HarperCollins Canada Call No: 910.9 M146d Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A vivid, comprehensive recasting of Arctic exploration history. Dead Reckoning challenges the conventional narrative, which emerged out of Victorian England and focused almost exclusively on Royal Navy officers. By integrating non-British and fur-trade explorers and, above all, Canada's indigenous peoples, this work brings the story of Arctic discovery into the twenty-first century. Orthodox history celebrates such naval figures as John Franklin, Edward Parry and James Clark Ross. Dead Reckoning tells their stories, but the book also encompasses such forgotten heroes as Thanadelthur, Akaitcho, Tattanoeuck, Ouligbuck, Tookoolito and Ebierbing, to name just a few. Without the assistance of the Inuit, Franklin's recently discovered ships, Erebus and Terror, would still be lying undiscovered at the bottom of the polar sea. The book ranges from the sixteenth century to the present day, looks at climate change and the politics of the Northwest Passage, and recognizes the cultural diversity of a centuries-old quest. Informed by the author's own voyages and researches in the Arctic, and illustrated throughout, Dead Reckoning is a colourful, multi-dimensional saga that demolishes myths, exposes pretenders and celebrates unsung heroes. Kenneth McGoogan is the author of Fatal Passage, Ancient Mariner, Lady Franklin's Revenge and Race to the Polar Sea"--Provided by publisher.
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2015., Adult, Great Plains Publications Call No: IND Bio F593f Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "This is a story about the fur trade and First Nations, and the development of northern Canada, seen and experienced not only through Leonard Flett's eyes, but also through the eyes of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.The lives of indigenous people in remote areas of northern Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan in the 1960s and 1970s are examined in detail. Flett's successful career with both the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company provides an insight into the dying days of the fur trade and the rise of a new retail business tailored to First Nations."--From publisher.
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2016., General, Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd Call No: Bio S183l Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "A group of Dene from Déline, on the shores of the Great Bear Lake, where the uranium that went into the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been mined, went to Japan to apologize for their actions. From this Northern community Salverson traces the journey of the uranium from Canada to New Mexico and onto Japan. Along the way she examines the impact of the element on the communities where it was mined, processed and turned into weapons. Questions of forgiveness and the blurry lines between victim and perpetrator are addressed in a way that offers healing, but no simple answers. Salverson charts the influence nuclear arms have had on her own life and the lives of those touched by the various traumas of war, atomic or otherwise. Julie Salverson teaches drama at Queen's University. Visit her website at jsalverson.wordpress.com"--Provided by publisher.
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c1988., McClelland and Stewart Call No: 971.9 Z380n Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: The Canadian centenary series Volume: 17
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2005., McGill-Queen's University Press Call No: QWF 388.55 R845s Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: McGill-Queen's native and northern series
