History

  • Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask

    Creator

    Treuer, Anton

    Abstract

    Treuer, an Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist, answers the most commonly asked questions about American Indians, both historical and modern. He gives a frank, funny, and personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States] : Dreamscape Media, Llc, 2021

    Not specified
  • Fled

    Creator

    Keneally, Meg

    Abstract

    Jenny Gwyn has proven herself a survivor. Faced with destitution after the death of her father, she toughens her skin to become a highwaywoman in order to support her impoverished family. But one fatal mistake leads to her arrest, and the king's justice demands her death. Rather than beg for mercy, Jenny condemns the system that would have her choose between obeying the law and dying and breaking it for a chance to live.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [United States]

    Dreamscape Media, LLC

    Not specified
  • Canada and the Ukrainian Crisis

    Creator

    Dowie, Mitchell C.G.

    Kordan, Bohdan S.

    Abstract

    Since 1991, Canada has provided Ukraine with ongoing political and economic assistance. Never was this policy pursued with more urgency than in 2014, when Russian aggression prompted the Canadian government to elevate its support for Ukraine to a foreign policy priority. Although the move is often described as a radical departure, Bohdan Kordan and Mitchell Dowie contend that it was consistent with Canada's security interests and political and historical identity. In this calculation the worldview of Prime Minister Stephen Harper also figured prominently.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Montreal

    McGill-Queen's University Press

    Not specified
  • Ivan Mazepa and the Russian Empire

    Creator

    Tairova-Yakovleva, Tatiana

    Abstract

    Ivan Mazepa (1639-1709), hetman of the Zaporozhian Host in what is now Ukraine, is a controversial figure, famous for abandoning his allegiance to Tsar Peter I and joining Charles XII's Swedish army during the Battle of Poltava. Although he is discussed in almost every survey and major book on Russian and Ukrainian history, Ivan Mazepa and the Russian Empire is the first English-language biography of the hetman in sixty years. A translation and revision of Tatiana Tairova-Yakovleva's 2007 Russian-language book, Ivan Mazepa and the Russian Empire presents an updated perspective.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Montreal

    McGill-Queen's University Press

    Not specified
  • The wake : The deadly legacy of a newfoundland tsunami

    Creator

    Macintyre, Linden

    Abstract

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER
    "Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary." —Postmedia
    A Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean's Book of the Year
    In the vein of Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada's best-known writers

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Kobo Originals

    Not specified
  • We the north : 25 years of the toronto raptors

    Creator

    Smith, Doug

    Abstract

    National Best Seller
    "Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference - as the dean of our press corps, he's been in the front row for every development over the past 25 years. There's no one better placed to write a history of our team's first quarter century." (Nick Nurse, head coach, Toronto Raptors)
    Bringing Jurassic Park to your home, a celebration of Canada's most exciting team.

    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Viking

    Not specified
  • Trust : Twenty ways to build a better country

    Creator

    Johnston, David

    Abstract

    From our esteemed former Governor General--and author of the bestsellers The Idea of Canada and Ingenious--a very timely guide for restoring personal, community, and national trust.

    Trust is a much-needed manual for the repair and restoration of the social quality on which all democracies rely. One of Canada's most revered governors general, David Johnston mines his long life and varied career to give Canadians twenty ways to make themselves, their institutions, and their country more worthy of trust.

    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Signal

    Not specified
  • Yes to life : In spite of everything

    Creator

    Frankl, Viktor E.

    Abstract

    Find hope even in these dark times with this rediscovered masterpiece, a companion to his international best seller Man's Search for Meaning.
    Eleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychiatrist, who would soon become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience, and the importance of embracing life even in the face of great adversity. 

    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Beacon Press

    Not specified
  • The secret history of soldiers : How canadians survived the great war.

    Creator

    Cook, Tim.

    Abstract

    There have been thousands of books on the Great War, but most have focused on commanders, battles, strategy, and tactics. Less attention has been paid to the daily lives of the combatants, how they endured the unimaginable conditions of industrial warfare: the rain of shells, bullets, and chemical agents. In The Secret History of Soldiers, Tim Cook, Canada's foremost military historian, examines how those who survived trench warfare on the Western Front found entertainment, solace, relief, and distraction from the relentless slaughter.

    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Allen Lane

    Not specified