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1	Champlain's Dream more books like this by David Hackett Fischer add to wishlist A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian brings to life one of the great figures in North American history, Samuel de Champlain, who founded Quebec 400 years ago and established a colony where respect for the native people and religious tolerance were practiced. B&w illustrations throughout. see all copies from £7.69! new only from £8.13! \| first editions
2	Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape more books like this by Barry Holstun Lopez add to wishlist A portrait of the Arctic that celebrates the landscape, wildlife and people of the vast and mysterious region. Above all, it is a story of light - solar and lunar rings, halos and coronas, the aurora borealis, and the distant mountain that is actually a looming and convincing mirage. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America more books like this by Walter R Borneman add to wishlist This narrative history of epic 18th-century wilderness battles and pre-Revolutionary rumblings of independence presents the triumphs and tragedies of this frontier struggle. 8-page B&W insert. 15 maps. see all copies from £6.68! new only from £7.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland more books like this by Jim DeFede add to wishlist Shares the experiences of the citizens of Gander, Newfoundland, who were hosts to the more than six thousand passengers of thirty-eight U.S.-bound jetliners forced to land there in the wake of the September 11th attacks. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.38! \| first editions
5	Wilderness at Dawn: The Settling of the North American Continent more books like this by Ted Morgan add to wishlist From the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Somerset Maugham, the sprawling roughhouse epic of the unsung heroes, heroines, and rogues who tamed the continent that became our country. Morgan uses scenes and dialogues from letters, journal, and diaries to re-create the odysseys, adventures, human ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.98! \| first editions
6	A History of Mexico more books like this by Henry B Parkes add to wishlist The book begins with an examination of Indian Mexico and continues with the Spanish Conquest, New Spain, the War of Independence, the age of Santa Anna, the reform, the reign of Diaz, the revolution, and the period of reconstruction. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £9.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland more books like this by Professor John Mack Faragher add to wishlist On 25 August 1755, the New York Gazette printed a dispatch from Nova Scotia: "We are now upon a great and noble Scheme of sending the neutral French out of this Province, who have always been our secret Enemies..." John Mack Faragher tells the story of the expulsion of 18,000 Acadians in gripping prose. Following specific families through the ... see all copies from £7.10! new only from £9.54! \| first editions
8	A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada more books like this by Mark A Noll add to wishlist Author Mark Noll presents the unfolding drama of American Christianity with accuracy and skill, from the first European settlements to ecumenism in the late 20th Century. This work has become a standard in the field of North American religious history. see all copies from £9.82! new only from £19.94! \| first editions
9	The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush more books like this by Pierre Berton add to wishlist In 1897 a grimy steamer docked in Seattle and set into epic motion the incredible succession of events that Pierre Berton's exhilarating The Klondike Fever chronicles in all its splendid and astonishing folly. For the steamer Portland bore two tons of pure Klondike gold. And immediately, the stampede north to Alaska began. Easily as many as 100 ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.57! \| first editions
10	Brief History of Canada more books like this by R Riendeau add to wishlist Canada is all too often considered a mere extension of the United States, and it is no accident that the Canadian-U.S. border is perhaps the most stable and peaceful on earth. Most Americans know little about our quiet neighbor's unique history - from its first sighting by the Norse to its full confederation in 1867 to today's social democracy. ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.87! \| first editions
11 view cover	No Man's River more books like this by Farley Mowat add to wishlist With No Man's River, Farley Mowat has penned his best Arctic tale in years. This book chronicles his life among Metis trappers and native people as they struggle to eke out a living in a brutal environment. In the spring of 1947, putting the death and devastation of WWII behind him, Mowat joined a scientific expedition. In the remote reaches of ... see all copies from £5.70! new only from £6.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of A N.A. Salvage Tug more books like this by Farley Mowat add to wishlist A modern epic of the hair-raising rescue missions of a deep-sea salvage tug that saved hundreds of lives during two decades of service. The "Foundation Franklin" ran from 1930 to 1948, rescuing sinking ships and battering towering waves in the North Atlantic. see all copies from £8.60! new only from £9.15! \| first editions
13	Our French-Canadian ancestors more books like this by Thomas J. Laforest add to wishlist see all copies from £13.71! new only from £32.40! \| first editions
14 view cover	People of the Deer more books like this by Farley Mowat add to wishlist In 1886, the Ihalmiut people of northern Canada numbered seven thousand; by 1946, when Farley Mowat began his two-year stay in the Arctic, the population had fallen to just forty. With them, he observed for the first time the phenomenon that would inspire him for the rest of his life: the millennia-old migration of the Arctic's caribou herds. He ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.09! \| first editions
15 view cover	Curse of the Narrows more books like this by Laura M MacDonald add to wishlist Using primary sources--many of which have not been read in decades--MacDonald chronicles the devastating 1917 explosion that flattened much of the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, when two ships bound for war-torn Europe collided in the harbor. 40 illustrations. 2 maps. see all copies from £4.99! new only from £6.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The New Meaning of Educational Change more books like this by Michael G Fullan add to wishlist Over the last 30 years there have been numerous attempts at planned educational change. It is widely accepted that the benefits have not equalled the cost, and all too often the situation has seemed to worsen. In this book, Michael Fullan distils from these experiences the most powerful lessons about how to cope with, and influence, educational ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.60! \| first editions
17 view cover	Ruffles on My Longjohns more books like this by Isabel Edwards add to wishlist Witty, whimsical, this is a firsthand account of homesteading in the remote Bella Coola Valley. For a woman in a world of men, isolation had a very special meaning. She coped - lovingly, laughingly - and regales the reader with her memories. see all copies from £5.02! new only from £8.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Denison's Ice Road more books like this by Edith Iglauer add to wishlist In savage blizzards, blinding whiteouts and 60-below-zero temperatures, steel axles snap like twigs; brakes and steering wheels seize up; bare hands freeze when they touch metal. The lake ice cracks and sometimes gives way, so the road-builders drive with one hand on the door, ready to jump. John Denison and his crew waited for the coldest, ... see all copies from £6.37! new only from £11.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Driving Force: The McLaughlin Family and the Age of the Car more books like this by Heather Robertson add to wishlist see all copies from £8.10! new only from £16.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature more books like this by Margaret Atwood add to wishlist When first published in 1972, Survival was considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature. Since then, it has continued to be read and taught, and it continues to shape the way Canadians look at themselves. Distinguished, provocative, and written in effervescent, compulsively readable prose, Survival is ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Oil Lamps the Kerosene Era in North America more books like this by Catherine Thuro add to wishlist Hundreds of detailed photographs and illustrations are showcased in this beautiful guide to kerosene oil lamps. Inspired by the process and the people involved in the manufacturing of these marvelous lighting devices, Catherine Thuro has documented extensive historical information in this wonderful hardbound volume with over 350 pages. Oil Lamps ... see all copies from £13.34! new only from £22.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada more books like this by Stephen S Birdsall add to wishlist Written in a clearer and more active style, this new edition provides a comprehensive treatment of the countries' geographies. It explains clearly geographers' conceptual insights and interpretations while posing thought-provoking perspectives about North America's land and people. It features a regional approach, and has been raised for its ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £66.05! \| first editions
23 view cover	A History of the Canadian Peoples more books like this by J M Bumsted add to wishlist This is an abridged edition of the two-volume work, "The Peoples of Canada". Like its predecessor, it provides an overview of the economy, society, the family, and culture, as well as political and constitutional issues of Canada. Sidebars offer perspectives on the experiences of early explorers, settlers, ordinary citizens, and politicians, as ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £43.43! \| first editions
24 view cover	Inventing Niagara: Beauty, Power, and Lies more books like this by Ginger Strand add to wishlist Strand reveals the hidden history of America's most iconic natural wonder, Niagara Falls, illuminating what it says about our history, our relationship with the environment, and ourselves. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	No time to wave goodbye more books like this by Ben Wicks add to wishlist Within hours of the German invasion of Poland in 1939, children were being evacuated out of the cities into the countryside in a carefully planned operation. For all these children, evacuation was an emotional experience; for some it was deeply traumatic, yet others discovered the pleasure of living in the country and formed lasting friendships. ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.88! \| signed copies \| first editions

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