The Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle presents the high-flying insight of Peter Pigott, in a special collection chronicling the aviators, aircraft, and drama of over a century of Canadian f
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Summary:In the early 20th century the Canadian North was a mystery, but the Canadian military stepped in, and this book explores its historic activities in Canada’s Arctic.
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:An ancient Arab proverb states, "When Allah made the Sudan, he laughed." Had he known the country’s future, he would have done better to cry.
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:It has been said that Canada is a country with too much geography and too little history. Afghanistan has too much of both.
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Author:Pitman, Walter
Summary:In a career that spanned five decades, Elmer Iseler proved himself pivotal to the development of choral music in Canada.
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation’s history.
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Summary:Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation.
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Author:Pitman, Walter
Summary:Canadian composer Louis Applebaum devoted his life to the cultural awakening of his native land, and this "magnificent obsession" drove him to become a founder of the Canadian League of C
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Summary:Music Makers examines and celebrates the extraordinary lives of composer Harry Freedman and his partner, soloist Mary Morrison.Harry, with roots in jazz and popular music, was a member of the Toron
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:Be prepared to soar!
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Summary:The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols.
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:It is a cruel irony of history that as we celebrate the centenary of flight on December 17, 2003, aviation is in a tailspin and airlines are disappearing in Canada.
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up
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Author:Pigott, Peter
Summary:Under Canadian Pacific’s red-and-white-checkered flag, the company’s founders, George Stephen and William C. Van Horne, created a rail-sea service from Liverpool to Hong Kong.
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Author:Pitman, Walter
Summary:Victor Feldbrill is an account of the life and cultural contribution of one of Canada’s most talented conductors. Born in 1924, he made his Toronto Symphony conducting debut at 18.
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