Discover information about the first American naval battle, great escapes in the middle of the night, and many historic tidbits that don't often ap...

Mallee Country tells the compelling history of mallee lands and people across southern Australia from Deep Time to the present. Carefully shaped an...

Although it didn't originate there, Manchester was transformed by Punk Rock in a more thorough and long-lasting way than anywhere else in the worl...

This area of New Jersey was settled in 1665, making it one of earliest communities on the East Coast of America. Read about English settlers and lo...

Muskoka is a beloved region for summertime frivolity-a popular destination for tourists and cottagers. The region is also home to a remarkably vari...

These inspiring true stories illuminate the courage and wisdom of five 19th-century Native leaders and famous Métis who fought against impossible o...

The indomitable spirit of Bert Irvine is at the heart of Nechako Country, a story that provides a glimpse into a simpler world in simpler times. Af...

Noted Canadian journalist Peter Stursberg traces his family's history in China through the Opium Wars, the Boxer Rebellion, and the Second World Wa...

In the mid-1800s, Victoria grew from a fur-trading post into a provincial capital--the jewel in British Columbia's golden crown. Meanwhile, many of...

Today, the streets of Victoria are busy thoroughfares. Yesterday, they were simple trails, used by the Hudson's Bay Company men and the First Natio...

Many people have a mental picture of the Canadian north that juxtaposes beauty with harshness. For the Van Tat Gwich'in, the northern Yukon is home...

With their sensitive eye for natural beauties, the Indians called their river The Moonshell. When the French explorers first poled up its waters, t...

The history of the Persian Gulf during the 18th century is still little known. This gap is now being filled by the historian and renowned scholar W...

Tour the cemeteries of Pennsylvania's three original counties (Philadelphia, Delaware, and Chester--"The Birthplace of America"). This fascinating ...

In Philip Timms' Vancouver, the city's "golden age" has been captured with spirit and style by one of British Columbia's foremost photographers. Ph...

Learn Quantico, Virginia's history from the 1500s to the early 2000s. More than 300 images trace this sleepy town's evolution where the United Stat...

On the 100th anniversary of its creation, this book celebrates Railways Studios - the design studio of the New Zealand Railways - and its role in h...

An account of the early history of El Rancho de las Golondrinas from the ranch's beginnings to its establishment as a living history museum, includ...

Here are the stories of singularly courageous West Coast women--driven, obsessed, sometimes desperate people whose nonconformist beliefs and action...

In the early days, Plains Indians travelled on foot across the vast Canadian prairies, with only fierce, wolf-like dogs as companions. Later, with ...

In the Nordic countries regions and regionalism have played a central role in politics, administration, economic and cultural life for a long time....

This entertaining collection of historical photographs, amusing newspaper accounts, reminiscences and letters celebrates the capricious antics that...

With long-forgotten stories and evocative photographs, San Francisco's Lost Landmarks showcases the once-familiar sites that have faded into dim me...

While nearly all of America's major rivers have been compromised, few have been so misused as the San Joaquin. In its comparatively brief history, ...