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Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria (Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria)
by Donald Olson

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Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommer's. The best trips start here. The lowdown on Vancouver's hottest restaurants, Whistler's newest sports, Victoria's spas, and world-class wilderness destinations within the... (read more)
 
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Atlantic Maritime Provinces

Theatre of Fish: Travels Through Newfoundland and Labrador
by John Gimlette

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An extraordinary journey across the magnificent, delinquent coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. John Gimlette's journey across this harsh and awesome landscape, the eastern extreme of the Americas, broadly mirrors that of Dr Eliot Curwen, his great... (read more)
 
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British Columbia

The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia, Third Edition
by Jean Barman

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British Columbia is regularly described in superlatives both positive and negative - most spectacular scenery, strangest politics, greatest environmental sensitivity, richest Aboriginal cultures, most aggressive resource exploitation, closest ties to... (read more)
 
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General

O Canada: An American's Notes on Canadian Culture
by Edmund Wilson

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This book, made up of studies of Canadian writers and books, represents perhaps the first attempt on the part of an American critic to deal at the same time with the literatures of both French and English Canada. Among the authors discussed are Morley... (read more)
 
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Yukon Gold Rush

Gold Rush Women (Images of America)
by Claire Rudol Murphy

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This book gathers the riveting stories of adventurous women -- miners, madams, merchants, and mothers -- who went North during the gold rush era.... (read more)
 
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Oversized Books

Diary Between Friends
by Of Canada Government

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On December 15, 2001 Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien presented to the United States ambassador a special presentation copy of a sumptuous book commemorating the outpouring of sympathy, support, and assistance offered by Canadians to their... (read more)
 
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Northwest Territories

Ocean to Ocean: Sandford Fleming's Expedition Through Canada in 1872
by George M Grant

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During the 1872 the expedition party travelled by train, steamer, canoe, wagon, and horseback, from Halifax to Victoria. The expedition leader, Sir Sanford Fleming, was the Father of Standard Time, founder of the Royal Canadian Institute, designer of... (read more)
 
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Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Reading the Entrails an Alberta Ecohisto
by Norman Conrad

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Early in the 20th century, the Russian Vladimir Vernadsky used the term "biosphere" to indicate nature and "noosphere" to indicate human culture. Conrad's history of Alberta spans the period from the end of the ice age to the most recent convulsion... (read more)
 
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Ontario

From Arm S Length to Hands-On (Ontario Historical Studies Series)
by J E Hodgetts

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Offers comprehensive treatment of antenna-structure analysis and design, for professionals in structural, microwave, mechanical, and controls engineering, and in radio astronomy and project management. With emphasis on structures, optical geometry... (read more)
 
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Quebec

The Last French and Indian War: An Inquiry Into a Safe-Conduct Issued in 1760 That Acquired the Value of a Treaty in 1990
by Denis Vaugeois

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In The Last French and Indian War historian Denis Vaugeois shows how a simple "safe-conduct" that allowed the Huron of Lorette to return to their village near Quebec was, 230 years later, given the force and significance of a treaty in the Supreme Court... (read more)
 
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Travel

Frommer's Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands & the San Juan Islands (Frommer's Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands & the San Juan Islands)
by Chris Mcbeath

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* With ecotourism attractions, golfing, fishing, and the quaint appeal of Victoria, this area has something for almost everyone * In 2004, over 770,000 international visitors traveled to Vancouver Island, Victoria, and the Gulf Islands, 94% of whom were... (read more)
 
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Travel

Moon Columbia River Gorge Handbook 1ST Edition
by Moon Hdbk

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This new guide from the award-winning Moon Handbooks series features an intimate look at one of the lesser-known natural wonders of the U.S., with information on Portland, the formation of the gorge, the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition... (read more)
 
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Travel

City Walks: Vancouver: 50 Adventures on Foot (City Walks)
by Jennifer Worick

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Explore Vancouver's exciting streets and stunning parklands like a native. Walks include: The Seawall Promenade Lighthouse Park The West End Granville Island ...And... (read more)
 
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Footprint Vancouver Handbook 1ST Edition
by Matthew Gardner

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One of the world’s youngest cities, Vancouver is also among the most modern and rapidly developing. Sleek state-of-the-art glass towers are interspersed with the odd Gothic church, Victorian warehouse, art deco confection and other more unusual... (read more)
 
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Canada (Lonely Planet Canada)
by Karla Zimmerman

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Discover Canada Mosey past moose on the Cabot Trail through to the vast Cape Breton Highlands National Park Quench your thirst for high-mountain adventure amidst the jaw-dropping scenery of the wild Rockies Go easy on the maple syrup while sampling the... (read more)
 
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