Zach learns that he is the only surviving member of the Agawa Indian tribe. In his search for his roots he finds his lost tribe amongst his contemporaries.
Canada
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Author:CRAIG, JohnSummary: - Author:Peddie, Francis, Loewen, RoydenSummary:
Between 1973 and 1978, six thousand Chileans leftists took refuge in central Canada after the Pinochet coup d’état. Once resettled at the northern extreme of the Americas, these political exiles had to find ways of coping with an abrupt...
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Author:Wilson, SharrySummary:Young Neil is a detailed chronological narrative of the early life of iconic Canadian musician Neil Young. Exploring a time in this Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s life that has yet to be documented with such depth of research,...
- Author:Hern, FrancesSummary:
During the second half of the 19th century, thousands of Chinese men arrived on the west coast of North America, seeking to escape poverty and make their fortunes in the goldfields or working on the railroads. Among them was 36-year-old...
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Author:Landsberg, MicheleSummary:A collection of journalist Michele Landsberg's Toronto Star columns, where she was a regular columnist for more than twenty-five years between 1978 and 2005. Michele has chosen her favourite and most relevant columns, using them as a...
- Author:Leith, LindaSummary:
Montreal was the literary centre of Canada in the 1940s, a hotbed of literary activity in both English and French crowned by the international success of Hugh MacLennan's Two Solitudes and Gabrielle Roy's The Tin Flute. With...
- Author:Dunlop, Rishma, Scott Tysdal, Daniel Scott, Uppal, PriscilaSummary:
Essential and engaging essays about the joys and challenges of creative writing and teaching creative writing by a host of Canada’s leading writers.
Writing Creative Writing is filled with thoughtful and entertaining essays on...
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Author:Summary:Using a progressive approach to political economy, contributors propose alternative policies and practices that might secure more decent livelihoods for workers and their families.
Vivian Shalla is associate professor, sociology...
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Author:Nowell, IrisSummary:This book pays tribute to 14 women who donated millions of dollars to causes close to their hearts. Iris Nowell is the author of five books. Writing her 1996 book, Women Who Give Away Millions, has given her a solid foundation of...
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Author:Day, Francis Martin, Spence, Phyllis, Ladouceur, BarbaraSummary:In these Red Cross memoirs, thirty women tell their stories of volunteer work with the Canadian Red Cross Corps in overseas postings during World War Two and the Korean War. These dramatic narratives take us across oceans infested with...
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"From diversity comes strength and wisdom": this was the guiding principle for selecting the articles in this collection. Because there is no single voice, identity, history, or cultural experience that represents the women of...
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Author:Summary:This collection of essays explores the often antagonistic relationship between women and political life in Canada. While women make up little over half of the total population in Canada, they are in many ways conspicuous by their...
- Author:Wilson, GretchenSummary:
Born in 1889, Gertrude Harding spent a boistrous childhood on a Welsford, New Brunswick, farm. She travelled to Hawaii to live with her sister, and, when her sister moved to London in 1912, Harding went with her. One day, from the top...
- Author:Lottridge, Celia BarkerSummary:
Winner of the IODE National Chapter Violet Downey Book Award. This sequel to Ticket to Curlew finds eleven-year-old Josie well settled in her new home, but she's never had a friend her own age. So when a girl named Margaret moves to the...
- Author:Public Legal Education Association of SaskatchewanSummary:
Please note: the rights and duties around wills vary significantly from province to province. If you are looking for this information for a province other than Saskatchewan, please contact...
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Author:Mortillaro, NicoleSummary:Documents the life of Willie O'Ree, the first Black player to skate in the NHL.
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Author:Knowles, ValerieSummary:William C. Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, Van Horne started working in the railway business at a young age. In 1881 he was lured north to Canada to become general manager of the...
- Author:SINCLAIR, GordonSummary:
There isn't a Canadian in the last fifty years who hasn't heard or heard of Gordon Sinclair. His is one of the longest, most remarkable careers ever enjoyed by a Canadian newsperson - in newspapers and magazines, on radio and...
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Author:Harrison, MikeSummary:When Eddie receives an early morning call for help, he catches the next plane to Britain. His friend, Dr. Peter Maurice, a renowned psychologist on a UK book tour with his wife Sylvia, has been accused of multiple, brutal murders and is...
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Author:Flett, JulieSummary:Clarence and his grandmother pick wild blueberries and meet ant, spider, and fox in a beautiful woodland landscape. Many key words are provided in n-dialect, or Swampy Cree, from the Cumberland House area. Includes pronunciation guide...
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