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The essence of a vibrant, growing, and changing Calgary is captured over the life of its development.

When Alice M. Kilgour donated her family farm to the City of Toronto in 1928, intending it for use as a public park, no one could have imagined what lay ahead.

A collection of the best journalism from Canada’s wars, from the time of the Vikings to the war in Afghanistan.

A celebration in medals of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years as our monarch.

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

The first comprehensive biography of Canada’s third-highest- scoring ace in the First World War. Ever wondered what it would be like to fly a biplane or triplane in the First World War?

2014 Forest of Reading, White Pine Award — Winner, Nonfiction The true story of how a young Québécois nun ended up a prisoner of war in Buchenwald and how her daughter discovered her secrets.

Mike Filey brings Toronto’s history and the stories of its people and places to life.

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.

Until now the story of this trail, its beginnings, its purpose, and its significant place in Ontario’s history, has been poorly defined.

The story of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is the story of early Canada. The story of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820) is also a story of early Canada.

The history of the Chinese community in Toronto is rich with stories drawn from over 150 years of life in Canada.

A young law clerk from England falls in love in 19th-century New York and reinvents himself in Canada.

How emigrants were lured to Ontario’s Muskoka in the 1870s in a vain attempt to farm the Canadian Shield.

The trauma of hostile fire, roadside bombs, mines, and the ab- duction and death of comrades is told in vivid, unforgettable detail.