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Living the Love
Emily Hobhouse post-war (1918-1926)
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In 1918 Emily Hobhouse was 58 and a partial invalid. She could have retired to her beloved Cornwall to write her memoirs but the plight of the children of Europe, half starved by war restrictions, called her to new works. Helped by the Save the...
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Just Me
Growing Up in the 30s and 40s
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Just Me is a collection of memories narrated by a young boy, growing up during the depression years of the 1930s and the war years of the 1940s. McCavour successfully captures the spirit of the times during those tumultuous two decades. The novel...
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Between Blade and Bullet
The Mary Steinhauser Story
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Mary Steinhauser is the only peace officer in the history of penal institutions in Canada to willingly offer up her life in the service of her country. It was during a 1975 prison escape attempt and 41-hour hostage-taking by three desperate...
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Coming to America
A Gold Mountain Dream
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Everyone may agree that America is still the greatest country in the world. However, some may also argue that America is in decline. We are confronting huge problems such as government gridlocks, budget deficits, national debt, loss of jobs,...
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Brothers, Lift Your Voices
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The year is 1944, and as the world undergoes one of modern history’s most horrific eras, the Langstaff family strives to remain connected despite the oceans and battlegrounds that separate them. Brothers, Lift Your Voices is an epic compilation...
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Dance of the Deadmen
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Self-styled arctic outdoorsman, John Hornby had already compromised his abilities to survive in the tundra through several incidents of near starvation, and by injuries suffered as a soldier in World War I. He had openly admitted to peers that...
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Intrepid's Last Secrets: Then and Now
History, Spies and Lies
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In this engrossing follow-up to The True Intrepid, author Bill Macdonald explores secrets only hinted at in that book. The WW II Macdonald explores secrets only hinted at in that book. The WW II Canadian spymaster William Stephenson - known...
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East York 1924-1997
Toronto's Garden of Eden
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The East York Foundation was originally created in April of 1965 by an Act of the Provincial Legislature. Prior to this, municipal administrators and politicians had worked together to establish a not for profit body to assist in preserving and...
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The Boyhood Adventures of Ernie Bill
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Ernest Boehnert (Baynert) was born on a farm near Carry the Kettle First Nation and grew up in the town of Wolseley, Saskatchewan. He arrived at the end of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. This was a turbulent time in world...
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The Lewis Letters
The Exploits of a 20th Century Aviator and Adventurer
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Alexander Lewis played an active role in the seminal events of the 20th century. From the battlefields of WWI Europe to Northern Ireland and Palestine, from the Hudson Strait Expedition to WWII Ferry Command, these are his stories in his own...
