Natural Heritage imprint: 143 books
The Sky's the Limit
Canadian Women Bush Pilots
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2006
The women pilots profiled in this book have flown from British Columbia to Newfoundland and in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Right from the beginning of her interviews and research, the author found herself constantly amazed by the achievements of the women involved. Within the book are the...
After the Hector
The Scottish Pioneers of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, 1773-1852
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
This is the first fully documented and detailed account, produced in recent times, of one of the greatest early migrations of Scots to North America. The arrival of the Hector in 1773, with nearly 200 Scottish passengers, sparked a huge influx of Scots to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. Thousands of...
See You Next Summer
Postcard Memories of Sparrow Lake
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1998
Bustling station platforms, with quaint steamers nearby, often appear on early Sparrow Lake postcards. It was at the station that rail passengers were met and taken by boat to one of the over 20 hotels that once flourished in this holiday area. Such a trip could take about three hours on this roughly...
Much to Be Done
Private Life in Ontario From Victorian Diaries
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
Victorian Ontario included people from all walks of life from homeless beggars to wealthy gentry. In Much To Be Done we glimpse how life was lived in 19th-century Ontario, not only in the grand mansions, but also in the farm houses and streets where our ancestors lived.
This publication could...
by Jodi Aoki
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Frances Stewart arrived in Upper Canada from Ireland in 1822 with her husband, three children, and two servants. The family settled in Douro Township on the bank of the Otonabee River in 1823. Spanning three-quarters of a century, her letters represent the immigrant experience of one of the first...
Foundations of Faith
Historic Religious Buildings of Ontario
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1991
The Ontario landscape is dotted with places of worship, from the simple log cabin to lofty cathedrals. Behind each lie personal stories of exceptional individuals and historical events, all of which have helped shape our lives.
The lovers of Anne of Green Gables may be pleasantly surprised...
by William C. Mansell
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1985
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1985
Birds of the Cottage Country is a virtual storybook account of the author's personalized observations throughout Ontario's cottage playground. It clearly illustrates the downright fun, vast beauty, and consuming involvement of bird watching -- even for the most skeptical of laymen.
Bill Mansell's...
Spanish John
Being a Narrative of the Early Life of Colonel John M'Donell of Scottos
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1993
The republication of the memoirs of Colonel John McDonell of Scottas (1728-1810) will be welcomed by Highlanders the world over. Neither romantic novel nor learned history can conjure up for us so vividly as this unashamedly prejudiced eyewitness account of the atmosphere of the aftermath of "the...
by Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1987
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1987
Winner of the 1969 John Burroughs Medal
From childhood Louise de Kiriline Lawrence dreamed of settling one day in an unspoiled, tranquil spot and living in harmony with nature. This beautifully written book is the story of her dream come true.
Truly a labour of love, The Lovely and the...
by Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1989
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1989
"Lawrence was quite possibly the most remarkable woman in Canada. Certainly she was a remarkable nature writer."
- Pat Barclay, Books in Canada
"She was a premier speciman of a vital breed: the amateur naturalist. Her 7 books, 17 scientific papers, scores of magazine articles...
Death in the Queen City
Clara Ford on Trial, 1895
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2005
A single gunshot on Saturday night, October 6, 1894, shattered Toronto's prevailing sense of peace and security. That gunshot took the life of Frank Westwood, a respectable young man from one of the city's most prominent families. This unprecedented attack produced a feeling of hysteria throughout...
by Joan Skelton
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 1998
Rescue From Grampa Woo is an exciting tale of fear and heroism on Lake Superior. It tells of the rescue of two American men from a propellerless cruise ship as it drifts out to sea in hurricane-force winds. Three ships, two Canadian, one American, fight to save it. How successful were they? What kind...
I Didn't Come Here to Stay
The Memoirs of Ed Parker
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1993
From his earliest days in Winnipeg and throughout his varied and flamboyant career as a journalist and public relations manager, Ed Parker distinguished himself as a dynamic, creative, energetic innovator. These memoirs trace the eventful life of a man determined to face every challenge with a fresh...
Lady Grayl
Owl With a Mission
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1994
"This is the story of a man and his owl. But what a man and what an owl! The owl is one of our planet's most beautiful and elusive beings, an enchanting spook, a feathered spirit from some ancient world.
"The man is Robert Nero, his name synonymous with that of the Great Gray Owl,...