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"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.

A brother and sister find a man entombed in ice in a Rocky Mountain glacier. Apparently he's been there for at least 50 years. Who is he? How did he get there? Where was he from?

2013 Heritage Toronto Award — Shortlisted Redcoated Ploughboys brings the story of the Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada to life, revealing a fascinating lost chapter in military

Redpath, today a household name for sugar in Canada, has its roots in the story of an enterprising Scots immigrant, initially a stone mason and later a building contractor during the boom days of M

A Gentleman of Substance covers the remarkable life of John Redpath. Born to humble circumstances in Scotland in 1796, he emigrated to Canada in 1816 to become a stonemason in Montreal.

From 1812 to 1815 a war was fought between the United States and Britain that decided the destiny and future of North America.

The second book in a series that is the definitive retelling of the War of 1812.

The third in a series of unique surveys of the battles in the War of 1812. In April 1813 the Americans launched a new campaign to conquer Upper Canada, after their failure to do so in 1812.

The invasion attempt on Upper Canada by a new and vastly improved American army in the first six months of 1814.

From the Battle of Chippawa to Lundy’s Lane, A Crucible of Fire focuses on the period of the War of 1812 leading up to the siege on Fort Erie in September 1814.

An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

The end of the War of 1812 brought with it great political, economic, and social upheaval.

Presenting all six installments of Richard Feltoe’s series on the War of 1812, gathered together in an ebook bundle.

DJ has always been the best at everything-sports, school, family-so climbing Kilimanjaro is just another thing he'll accomplish almost effortlessly.

After the orphanage she lives in is destroyed by fire, Betty, an innocent and trusting teen, takes a job as a maid in Kingston, Ontario.