Book & Gift Guide 2011

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Just a Larger FamilyLetters of Marie Williamson from the Canadian Home Front, 1940–1944Edited by Mary F. Williamson and Tom Sharp

“An extraordinary slice of wartime Canadian life. These

splendidly edited letters are full of wonderful detail … all the manifold details of daily life that normally are forgotten in most accounts…. Marie Williamson and her family created a record of genuine historical importance.”

— J.L. Granatstein

$29.95. PAPerbACk. 395 PGs.16 bLACk-And-WhiTe PhoTosisbn 978-1-55458-323-2WiLfrid LAurier universiTy Press

The United Church of CanadaA HistoryEdited by Don Schweitzer

“The united Church of Canada should be noted as one of the most significant milestones in the documentation

and exploration of the history of Christianity in Canada. This volume not only explores the origins of the unique ecumenical project that is the uCC but, perhaps more importantly, bravely confronts its key movements, conversations, and contributions in the story of Canadian political and religious history.”

— Wendy fletcher, vancouver school of Theology, author of Like Water on Rock: Gender

Integration in Canadian Anglicanism (2002)

$39.95. hArdCover. 445 PGs.14 bLACk-And-WhiTe PhoTos, 2 ChArTsisbn 978-1-55458-331-7 WiLfrid LAurier universiTy Press

The Legend of the FogBy Qaunaq Mikkigak and Joanne SchwartzIllustrated by Danny Christopher

GreAT for kids! This action-packed book

makes a centuries-old inuit legend explaining the origin of fog widely available for the first time. Written by Cape dorset, nunavut, elder Qaunaq Mikkigak and ontario-based author Joanne schwartz, The Legend of the Fog introduces young readers to a chilling cast of mythological characters found right here in Canada.

$13.95. hArdCover. 32 PGs.AGes 8-10isbn 978-1-926569-45-1inhAbiT MediA

The Orphan and the Polar BearBy Sakiasi QaunaqIllustrated by Eva Widermann

kids Love iT! in this inuit traditional story, published just as it has been told for decades in the Arctic bay area of nunavut, a little orphan, who is abandoned on the sea ice by a group of cruel hunters, is adopted and cared for by a polar bear elder. This beautifully illustrated, moving story gives the youngest readers a window into inuit culture and the beautiful world of traditional inuit storytelling.

$13.95. hArdCover. 32 PGs.AGes 6–8isbn 978-1-926569-44-4inhAbiT MediA

KayakCanada’s History Magazine for Kids

every issue of Kayak celebrates a special theme from our past, providing a fun and entertaining voyage of Canadian discovery. Published four times per year, filled with games, activities,

comics, and stories, Kayak enlivens the reading experience for its 7-to-12-year-old readers.

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Most Excellent CitizensCanada’s War Brides of World War IIA History by Eswyn Lyster

Wren writer eswyn Lyster documents the experiences of thousands of War brides from pre-war through instant

romances to the recent fight for citizenship.

$20.76 PLus PosTAGe. 276 PGs.WWii hisTory, GeneALoGy, WoMen’s sTudiesfuLLy indexedisbn 9781426902505onLine: TrAfford.CoM/MosT-exCeLLenT-CiTizensor WriTe: WAr brides, 602-32440 siMon Ave, AbboTsford, bC v2T 5r3

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First in CanadaAn Aboriginal Book of DaysBy Jonathan Anuik

First in Canada is a unique expression of the many accomplishments indigenous Canadians have made to

Canadian society. As beautiful as it is informative, this perpetual calendar is a glimpse of 10,000 years in 365 days that will take readers through one calendar year of Aboriginal history. both an effective research tool and an attractive gift, this personal schedule book contains reproductions of beautiful Aboriginal works of art. Carefully researched by Jonathan Anuik, First in Canada is the first of its kind.

$24.95. hArdCover. 200 PGs.7.25” x 9”; fuLL CoLour; sMyThe seWnisbn: 978-0-88977-240-3CPrC Press

Elusive DestinyThe Political Vocation of John Napier TurnerBy Paul Litt

This political biography extraordinaire reveals the inner workings of Liberal Politics as charted through the

meteoric rise and fall of its golden boy, John Turner. This engaging history provides a new perspective on Canadian federal politics from the 1960s through the 1980s.

$39.95. hArdCover. 536 PGs.WiTh A foreWord by John enGLish41 b&W PhoTos, bibLioGrAPhy, indexisbn 978-0-7748-2264-0ubC Press

ArCTIC GIANTSBy Neil ChristopherIllustrated by Eva Widermann

in ancient times, giants ruled the Arctic. for hundreds of years, inuit stories of these creatures have been

passed down from generation to generation, whispered in the night. Arctic Giants is the only full-length volume to chronicle the legends of these giants of the north. This illustrated compendium introduces readers young and old to the dozens of monstrous giants from inuit mythology.

$24.95. hArdCover. 176 PGs.AGes 8 And uPisbn 978-1-926569-09-3inhAbiT MediA

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HISTOrY OF THE PrAIrIE WEST #3Agricultural HistoryEdited by Gregory P. Marchildon

The eighteen articles in this volume focus on the agricultural history of the

Canadian Plains. early first nations practices are examined, as are subsequent evolutions in farming, ranching, and marketing. The articles range from agriculture during the fur trade era to the wheat boom at the turn of the twentieth century and how cattle and crops were transported and marketed abroad. Articles also cover the emergence of farmers’ organizations to fight the grain companies and railways in order to receive fair prices for their products.

$59.95. hArdCover. 425 PGs.75 b&W PhoTos And MAPsCAsebound WiTh dusT JACkeTisbn 978-0-88977-237-3CPrC Press

Canadians at WarA Guide to the Battlefields of World War IBy Susan Evans Shaw

The first book of its kind. using maps, photographs and archival materials,

susan evans shaw traces the route of the Canadian expeditionary force through the battlefields of World War i — the somme, vimy, Passchendaele and others — in this detailed guide to the fields of battle, cemeteries and memorials.

$22.95. hArdCover. 264 PGs.250 iMAGes, inCLudinG MAPsisbn 978-0-86492-654-8Goose LAne ediTions

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