In the spring of 1811 John McIntosh was out in the woods of southeastern Ontario, clearing land where the village of Dundela would soon appear. Little did he know that he was about to take his place in history.
Book Review: There is no shortage of books on the exploration of the Northwest Passage, so can there really be a story left untold? Author Ken McGoogan, who has written four other books on the Arctic, believes the answer is yes.
Book Review: Elizabeth Gillan Muir provides a different perspective on aviation history by focusing on the experiences of women. Muir begins with the earliest experiments with air travel, when it was considered somewhat shocking for a woman to fly, even as a passenger.
While Canadians often pride themselves on their historical support of the more progressive anti-slavery Union, British support for the North was never a given.
Book Review: In Thugs, Thieves & Outlaws, crime and court reporter Ryan Cormier shows that Alberta’s crimes have been no less grisly than Saskatchewan’s. His stories are sometimes macabre and bizarre.
