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Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop

By Carol Shaben

On the night of Oct. 19, 1984, Wapiti 402, a 10-seat Piper Navajo Chieftain twin-engine aircraft bound for the town of Grande Prairie, crashed in the wilderness of Northern Alberta, killing six passengers, including Grant ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: History

Juan de Fuca’s Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams

Much has been written about the discovery of the Northwest Passage, especially the explorers who travelled Canada’s North, often with brutal consequences. Less well known are the men who sought a path from the Atlantic ... Read More »

December 10, 2012 | Filed under: History

A Geography of Blood: Unearthing Memory from a Prairie Landscape

By Candace Savage

Saskatchewan author Candace Savage is enamoured of Prairie landscapes. The author of more than two dozen books for adults and children, Savage’s newest is an exploration of the area around Eastend, Saskatchewan, as well as ... Read More »

October 16, 2012 | Filed under: History

The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen

By Stephen Bown

The Arctic was the final frontier of the age of terrestrial exploration, and Roald Amundsen, arguably the greatest of all polar explorers, knew it. At the start of the 20th century, aware that the window ... Read More »

October 16, 2012 | Filed under: History

Tecumseh & Brock: The War of 1812

This summer is the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812, and publishers are marking the occasion with a wave of commemorative titles. James Laxer’s popular history stands out from the pack ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

The New Northwest Passage: A Voyage to the Front Line of Climate Change

By Cameron Dueck

For generations, an intercontinental route through Canada’s northern waters was one of the world’s most sought-after discoveries. The names of its explorers – Frobisher, Hudson, Vancouver – pepper the modern map, and the stories of ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping: The Truth May Hurt

Yves Engler is part of that rare but growing group of social critics unafraid to confront Canada’s self-satisfied myths, regardless of whose feathers he ruffles in the process. He will likely find himself left off ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

Road to Valour: A True Story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation

By Aili and Andres McConnon

Siblings Aili and Andres McConnon have produced a genial, if slightly eccentric, account of the exploits of Gino Bartali, the feisty Italian cyclist who still holds the record for the longest span – 10 years ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

Mr. Churchill’s Profession: The Statesman as Author and the Book that Defined the “Special Relationship”

By Peter Clarke

Equal parts quotable orator, dogged statesman, and caricature-prone cigar-chewing Victorian, Winston Churchill remains synonymous with British politics. And yet few people are aware that he was also the recipient of the 1953 Nobel Prize in ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

Master & Madman: The Surprising Rise and Disastrous Fall of the Hon Anthony Lockwood RN

By Peter Thomas and Nicholas Tracy

On June 1, 1823, Anthony Lockwood, Surveyor General of New Brunswick, rode down the streets of Fredericton waving pistols at passersby in a bid to take over the government. How a man of low birth ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: History

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