Sons and Mothers

Edited by Mary Ann Loewen
Categories:
Women

General

Motherhood

The reflections in Sons and Mothers delve deep into the often close, but sometimes troubled, relationships that exist between mothers and sons. With remarkable honesty and grace, the contributors tell ...

Storm of the Century

By Sandra Bingaman
Foreword by Pat Fiacco
Categories:
Post-confederation (1867-)

Regional

In Storm of the Century: The Regina Tornado of 1912, author Sandra Bingaman recounts one of the worst natural disasters in Canadian history--the rare F4 tornado that obliterated a broad swatch of Regina, ...

Two Months in the Camp of Big Bear

By Theresa Delaney, & Theresa Gowanlock
Introduction by Sarah Carter
Categories:
Women

Indigenous

Non-classifiable

Series Canadian Plains Reprint Series(CPRS)

In the spring of 1885, the names Theresa Delaney and Theresa Gowanlock captured the attention and imagination not only of Canadian, but also of American and overseas readers. After their husbands were ...

Sleuth

By Gail Bowen
Categories:
Writing Skills

Mystery & Detective

Series Writers on Writing

A smart, practical, and often funny guide for those who aspire to write mysteries, Sleuth reveals the secrets behind the curtain from a bestselling and award-winning master of the genre.

Gail Bowen shows ...

The Assiniboine

By Edwin Thompson Denig
Edited by J.N.B. Hewitt
Introduction by David R. Miller
Categories:
General

Indigenous Studies

Series Canadian Plains Reprint Series(CPRS)

Edwin Thompson Denig entered the fur trade on the Upper Missouri River in 1833. As husband to the daughter of an Assiniboine headman and as a bookkeeper stationed at Fort Union, Denig became knowledgeable ...

The Dakota of the Canadian Northwest

By Peter Douglas Elias
Categories:
Non-classifiable

Cultural

Indigenous Studies

Series Canadian Plains Reprint Series(CPRS)

By demonstrating the great flexibility of the Dakota in adapting to the trying economic circumstances of their environment, The Dakota of the Canadian Northwest has given us a significant example of ...

The Doctor Rode Side-Saddle

By Ruth M. Buck
Categories:
Women

Historical

Medical

Series Canadian Plains Reprint Series(CPRS)

The remarkable story of Elizabeth Matheson stands out as a biography of one of Canada's extraordinary women and as a compelling picture of pioneer life on the prairies. One of Canada's first woman doctors, ...

The Swift Fox

Edited by Marsha A. Sovada, & Ludwig Carbyn
Categories:
Wildlife

Ecology

Series Canadian Plains Proceedings(CPP)

In 1998, biologists and endangered species experts from fifteen states, three provinces, and seven countries met at an international symposium on swift foxes held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to exchange ...

Traditional Narratives of the Rock Cree Indians

By Robert Brightman
Categories:
Non-classifiable

Indigenous

Series Canadian Plains Reprint Series(CPRS)

First published in 1980 by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, this study presents narratives from different genres of Rock Cree oral literature in northwestern Manitoba together with interpretive and ...

The Early Northwest

Edited by Gregory P. Marchildon
Categories:
General

North America

Series History of the Prairie West Series

This publication is the inaugural volume of the History of the Prairie West series. Each volume in the series focuses on a particular topic and is composed of articles previously published in Prairie ...