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An illustrated collection of true stories from the Canadian Army of friendship, loyalty, determination, and bravery during World War II.

The American refugees who fled north to Canada after Britain's defeat by the revolutionary U.S. army were determined to build a culture separate from the U.S. By their numbers and their politics they became effectively the founders of English Canada.

This is the story of a life that doesn't go according to plan. Despite this, Lucy Maud Montgomery has created a world that still resonates deeply with readers.

An illustrated short history of the Great Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge in the First World War.

Day by day events that have shaped Nova Scotia

An extensively illustrated short account of the moments before and after the largest man-made explosion to date, all in the bustling harbour city of Halifax

The world of communications was forever changed by his invention of the telephone, but that's not all Alexander Graham Bell put his mind to

In the mid-nineteenth century, the new science of weather forecasting was fraught with controversy on both sides of the Atlantic. In the United States, a bitter dispute about the nature of storms had raged for decades, and forecasting was hampered by turf wars then halted by the Civil War.

Shows the key role played by naval bases in Halifax and Victoria in forestalling the United States' designs on Canada and ensuring that Canada emerged as an independent country in the 20th century.

This is a story drawn from the early days of the Canadian Navy, an account of four young Canadian seamen who were the Navy's first casualties at the beginning of the First World War. Ironically, many consider them victims of incompetent seamanship by a British naval officer.

A small island in Halifax's beautiful Northwest Arm was the site for a British military prison from 1794 to 1816. More than 10,000 French, Spanish and American seamen, privateers and soldiers passed through the prison during its 22-year existence.

"From the grisly cover photo of a reproduction gibbet to ghostly folk tales, the topic never fails to thrill. Dan Conlin's Pirates of the Atlantic is a brief but lively account of a popular subject" -Telegraph Journal Pirates have scoured the Atlantic coast from the 15th century to the present day.

"... stunningly beautiful... gorgeously illustrated. (Spicer) is a master storyteller and meticulous researcher, and The Age of Sail is a book well worth having." - Canning Gazette "... an impressive homage to Maritime shipbuilders...

"Elson has done an excellent job in bringing Hallowell's story to a wider audience, a story that might never have been told without his dedicated efforts. Meticulously researched and well written, Nelson's Yankee Captain is an informative, intelligent and entertaining biography.

In 1939, Halifax quickly became the country's centre of war activity when Canada declared war on Germany. With its vital naval base and its key role in getting supplies to Great Britain, the city was on a wartime footing for seven long years. Blackouts, enemy ships just offshore, and worries about raids and attacks were part of daily life.