When an impulsive young adventurer asked a crusty seaman if they could sail around the world in a small craft, he told him he could go one better — they could cross three oceans in a canoe. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing.
On the eve of the Second World War, England worried for its wealth. War was costly. But the gold to pay the price of victory lay vulnerable in London. The solution — ship England’s treasure overseas, to Canada. And so began Operation Fish.
One of the first officers of the newly formed North-West Mounted Police, Francis Dickens, son of novelist Charles Dickens, was noted for his famous parentage, if not much else.
Book Review: David Bercuson captures his theme well in the latest edition of his old standby Maple Leaf Against the Axis, now revised, updated, and re-released as Our Finest Hour. Bercuson has rewritten some sections, believing he had been too harsh in his judgment in earlier versions of the original.
Archivist Maureen Nevins and Canada’s History editor-in-chief Mark Reid listen to two recordings that both feature displays of virtuosic talent on two very different stringed instruments: the banjo and the violin.
Book Review:Following the Good River is a meander through a collection of stories, time periods, events, and voices. The best parts are told in Paul’s own, natural storytelling voice.
