No comments about Finding Memories, Tracing Routes: Chinese Canadian Family Stories (Bilingual English Chinese Edition).

1 comments about The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister.

1. As usual, P.B. Waite has written another biography that reads like a good novel. Whether you are an avid Canadian Historian or you are new to it, this book will shine some light on the life of one of Canada's lesser known leaders. From average Halifax boy to one of the most dramatic deaths in the world. "The Man From Halifax" makes for a great round of nightly reading.

No comments about Fateful Passages: The Life of Henry Somerville, Catholic Journalist.

No comments about Shorty - An Aviation Pioneer: The Story of Victor John Hatton.

No comments about The Making of a Conservative Environmentalist.

1 comments about Season of Rage: Hugh Burnett and the Struggle for Civil Rights.

1. Much of the book consists of material on developments in civil rights generally, especially in the United States. This is useful context, and would be instructive for those who are just being introduced to the topic (younger high school students, for example); if it were extracted, it would make up something pamphlet-size. The material on Dresden is good but limited -- again, by itself, it would make a pamphlet. In total, the book has the feel of two quite good pamphlets amalgamated -- an interesting sidelight, but less substantial than I had hoped.

No comments about Never a Dull Moment.

1 comments about Ottawa Titans: Fortune And Fame in the Early Days of Canada's Capital (Amazing Stories).

1. L. D. Cross has provided an excellent overview of Ottawa's founding fathers. This is not an academic exercise, but rather a good simplofication for people who want to know more about the business people who made Ottawa. This book will serve as a general guide, and will help the reader determine if he or she wants to study one or more of these men more in depth.
   
   This book would also be good for high school students wanting general information.
   
   A very good generalization.

No comments about Dangerous Encounters.

1 comments about Across the Keewatin Icefields: Three Years Among the Canadian Eskimos, 1913-1916.

1. I recently bought this book second hand thinking I might enjoy looking at some of the pictures. Travel journals are not my thing.

   I only read a few paragraphs and I was hooked. It's a fantastic adventure story by an 'ordinary' guy. He frequently gets the wrong end of the stick (and thanks to editor's notes you'll be able to tell when), but his warmth and humanity always show through.

   This is less a story about Inuits than it is about a man who finds himself in an alien culture and a harsh environment. The narrative is often funny, always entertaining, and occasionally moved me to tears.