Julie H. Ferguson

James Douglas's story is one of high adventure in pre-Confederation Canada. It weaves through the heart of Canadian and Pacific Northwest history when British Columbia was a wild land, Vancouver didn't exist, and Victoria was a muddy village.

Part black and illegitimate, Douglas was born in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1803 to a Scottish plantatio …

For the first time, Sing a New Song tells the stories of four Canadian bishops who pushed the envelope and changed the world. All have faced severe opposition; one was involved in the only Anglican schism in Canadian history; two jeopardized their careers; and one was voted the sixth most important person of the twentieth century whose world view h …

The Canadian Submarine Service has overcome repeated attempts to sink it since 1914. Controversy, surprise, heroism, political expediency, and naval manipulation overflow its 81-year history. For the most part, ordinary men populate this extraordinary story, but the service has had its full share of heroes and eccentrics.

This book offers a colourfu …