In this lesson students will research immigrant experiences in early Canada and then compare their “Terra” experiences to those of real life immigrants.
Book Review: Historian Warren Elofson compares late nineteenth-century cattle frontiers in Western Canada and northern Australia. There are many physical similarities between the regions, but Elofson goes beyond discussions of the environment to produce a social history including the raucous culture that develops when there is gender imbalance.
Book Review: In Cold Case Vancouver, Eve Lazarus examines eighteen of the city’s unsolved murders. Lazarus combed archives, newspapers, and obituaries as well as the memories of families, victims’ friends, and retired police detectives. Her book is an excellent read for history and mystery buffs alike.
