They Call Me Father
Memoirs of Father Nicolas Coccola
These fascinating memoirs of Father Nicolas Coccola, a Corsican-born Oblatean who arrived in British Columbia in 1880, reveal the complexity of the work carried out by ordinary missionary priests.
On the Northwest
Commercial Whaling in the Pacific Northwest, 1790-1967
On the Northwest is the first complete history of commercial whaling in the Pacific Northwest from its shadowy origins in the late 1700s to its demise in western Canada in 1967.
Turn Up the Contrast
CBC Television Drama since 1952
Both a critical analysis and a survey history of how Canadians have used the medium of television, this is the first book to explore the content of Canadian television drama.
The Great War of Words
British, American and Canadian Propaganda and Fiction, 1914-1933
The hitherto unknown story of the secret collaboration between the government and leading writers of the early 1900s – including H.G. Wells, John Buchan and John Galsworthy – to create a propaganda machine against the invading Huns.
The Athenians and Their Empire
In this straightforward but colourful narrative, the only critical study of its kind, Malcolm McGregor explains how democracy was nurtured in Athens and how effective government was achieved.
Indian Education in Canada, Volume 2
The Challenge
The two volumes comprising Indian Education in Canada present the first full-length discussion of this important subject since the adoption in 1972 of a new federal policy moving toward Indian control of Indian education.
The Love of a Prince
Bonnie Prince Charlie in France 1744-1748
The product of a decade of research in the Stuart Papers at Windsor Castle, this revealing history of Bonnie Prince Charlie brings to light a fascinating new details of the prince's life, including evidence of a short-lived son, born in Paris scarcely two years after the royal fugitive escaped to France following the unlucky Battle of Culloden.
Robes of Power
Totem Poles on Cloth
Not only the first major publication to focus on button blankets, but also the first oral history about them and their place in the culture of the Northwest Coast.
Journeys to the Japanese, 1952-1979
Journeys to the Japanese is an affecting account of how lasting international sympathy and understanding can be nourished by encouraging cultural exchange and personal friendship.
Indian Education in Canada, Volume 1
The Legacy
The two volumes comprising Indian Education in Canada present the first full-length discussion of this important subject since the adoption in 1972 of a new federal policy moving toward Indian control of Indian education.
Gordon Shrum
An Autobiography with Peter Stursberg
This autobiography traces Shrum's beginnings on a southern Ontario farm to his distinguished academic career as chancellor of Simon Fraser University, head of B.C. Hydro, Robson Square, and the Vancouver Museum.
A Narrow Vision
Duncan Campbell Scott and the Administration of Indian Affairs in Canada
In A Narrow Vision, Brian Titley chronicles the career of Confederation poets Duncan Campbell Scott in the Department of Indian Affairs between 1880 and 1932.
The Subarctic Fur Trade
Native Social and Economic Adaptations
Haida Monumental Art
Villages of the Queen Charlotte Islands
Combining archeology and ethnohistory, this book presents an integrated framework for understanding the physical structure of a Haida village, through remarkable photographs, site plans and detailed descriptions of fifteen major villages
Francis Rattenbury and British Columbia
Architecture and Challenge in the Imperial Age
As Long as the Sun Shines and Water Flows
A Reader in Canadian Native Studies
This collection of papers focuses on Canadian Native history since 1763 and presents an overview of official Canadian Indian policy and its effects on the Indian, Inuit, and Metis.
Totem Poles
An Illustrated Guide
This bestseling guide helps readers interpret and enjoy the form and meaning of totem poles -- as ancestral emblems and ceremonial objects, as expressions of wealth and power, as mythological symbols and magnificent artistic works of the people of the Pacific Northwest.
Overland from Canada to British Columbia
By Mr. Thomas McMicking of Queenston, Canada West
Harsh and Lovely Land
The Major Canadian Poets and the Making of a Canadian Tradition
Poet-critic Tom Marshall examines four stages in the development of a purely Canadian tradition in poetry through a focus on the work of major poets writing in English from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
For Most Conspicuous Bravery
A Biography of Major-General George R. Pearkes, V.C., through Two World Wars
Set against the background of Canada's twentieth century transformation from a rural and agricultural society into an urban technological nation, General Pearkes's career makes a compelling biographical study.
The Reminiscences of Doctor John Sebastian Helmcken
A unique account of the way social and economic conditions were actually felt and experienced in B.C. at the time of Confederation.