A Canadian Family’s World War II Odyssey “In that year (1939) they decided to make a trip to Germany, where Werner’s mother is still living, in Hamburg. They did not sell their land, as this trip was intended as a
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Category: Historical Non-Fiction
Dianne J. Taylor – All On Her Own
Stories of Canadian Navy Wives Since men began sailing around the world, their wives stayed behind and looked after things at home – a practice that continues to this day. They must raise children, repair homes and autos, deal with
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T. W. Paterson – Treasure Lost & Found in British Columbia
From the author’s extensive archives and a lifetime of researching old records, conducting interviews and making field trips, 29 exciting stories about lost—and found—treasures in British Columbia. A gold mine for armchair and active treasure hunters alike! Chapter highlights include:Treasures
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T. W. Paterson – Outlaws of the Canadian West
Canadian outlaws? The American interviewer was dumbfounded. The very idea that Canada had its own Wild West and its own outlaws and lawmen astounded him. But the record speaks for itself. We were every bit as rootin’, tootin’ as anything
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T. W. Paterson – Riches To Ruin
The boom to bust saga of Vancouver Island’s greatest copper mine, 1895-1908. Chapter highlights include:Building the Lenora, Mount Sicker Railway and the Tyee tramwayCrofton, the ‘new smelter centre of the Pacific’Mount Brenton’s mine manager was a sentimental softieOn the mountain
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T. W. Paterson – Capital Crime
Bigger than all of California, half of Nevada and a slice of Oregon combined, Canada’s westernmost province British Columbia was mostly uninhabited and unexplored, a century ago. But thanks to an effective justice system and a good working relationship with
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Vanessa Winn – Trappings
Based on real people and events in history’s margins, Trappings is a story of first love and second chances, in a time when women were only given one chance. Born to the Western fur trade and married at 18, Kate
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Olga Campbell – A Whisper Across Time
My family’s story of the holocaust told through art and poetry A Whisper Across Time is the story of one family’s experiences in the Holocaust. Olga Campbell tells a very personal and moving story through prose, art and poetry, creating
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