Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Author : Gordon Lightfoot
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554983049

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Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot Pdf

Nominee for the 2012 Silver Birch Express Award in the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading Program This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot's heart-stirring song, "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," to readers young and old. The song was commissioned by the CBC in 1967 to mark Canada's centennial year and it has been a classic ever since. It eloquently describes the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway -- "an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea" -- a great feat of nation building that changed Canada forever for good and for ill, as in the process many people died and were dispossessed of their land. Highly acclaimed, award-winning illustrator Ian Wallace brings the song to visual life with his sweeping landscapes and evocative portrayals of the people who lived the building of the railroad -- from the financiers in the east to First Nations people across the country to the thousands of navvies themselves, many of whom came from as far away as China.

Author : Gordon Lightfoot
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780888999535

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Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot Pdf

Presents an illustrated version of the lyrics to the Gordon Lightfoot song that describes the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Author : Nicholas Jennings
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143199205

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Lightfoot by Nicholas Jennings Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A 2023 ROLLING STONE RECOMMENDED BOOK Shortlisted for the 2017 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Speaker's Book Award Nominated for the 2018 Heritage Toronto Award - Historical Writing: Book “The preeminent account of the late singer's life.” —Rolling Stone The definitive, full-access story of the life and songs of Canada's legendary troubadour Gordon Lightfoot’s name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness. His music defined the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and ‘70s, topped charts and sold millions. He is unquestionably Canada’s greatest songwriter, and an international star who has performed on the world’s biggest stages. While Lightfoot’s songs are well known, the man behind them is elusive. He’s never allowed his life to be chronicled in a book—until now. Biographer Nick Jennings has had unprecedented access to the notoriously reticent musician. Lightfoot takes us deep inside the artist’s world, from his idyllic childhood in Orillia, the wild sixties, and his canoe trips into Canada’s North to his heady times atop the music world. Jennings explores the toll that success took on his personal life—including his troubled relationships, his battle with alcohol and his near-death experiences—and the extraordinary drive and tenacity that pulled him through it all. Rich in voices from fellow musicians, close friends, Lightfoot’s family and the singer’s own reminiscences, the biography tells the stories behind some of his best-known love songs, including “Beautiful” and “Song for a Winter’s Night,” as well as the infidelity and divorce that resulted in classics like “Sundown” and “If You Could Read My Mind.” Kris Kristofferson has called Lightfoot’s songs “some of the most beautiful and lasting music of our time.” Lightfoot is an unforgettable portrait of a treasured singer-songwriter, an artist whose work has been covered by everyone from Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand and Nico to Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley and Gord Downie. Revealing and insightful, Lightfoot is both an inspiring story of redemption and an exhilarating read.

Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780385673549

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The Last Spike by Pierre Berton Pdf

In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the incredible story of how some 2,000 miles of steel crossed the continent in just five years — exactly half the time stipulated in the contract. Pierre Berton recreates the adventures that were part of this vast undertaking: the railway on the brink of bankruptcy, with one hour between it and ruin; the extraordinary land boom of Winnipeg in 1881–1882; and the epic tale of how William Van Horne rushed 3,000 soldiers over a half-finished railway to quell the Riel Rebellion. Dominating the whole saga are the men who made it all possible — a host of astonishing characters: Van Horne, the powerhouse behind the vision of a transcontinental railroad; Rogers, the eccentric surveyor; Onderdonk, the cool New Yorker; Stephen, the most emotional of businessmen; Father Lacombe, the black-robed voyageur; Sam Steele, of the North West Mounted Police; Gabriel Dumont, the Prince of the Prairies; more than 7,000 Chinese workers, toiling and dying in the canyons of the Fraser Valley; and many more — land sharks, construction geniuses, politicians, and entrepreneurs — all of whom played a role in the founding of the new Canada west of Ontario.

Author : Stan Rogers
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554984039

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Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers Pdf

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustration Award-winning artist Matt James takes the iconic song "Northwest Passage" by legendary Canadian songwriter and singer Stan Rogers and tells the dramatic story of the search for the elusive route through the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific, which for hundreds of years and once again today, nations, explorers and commercial interests have dreamt of conquering, often with tragic consequences. For hundreds of years explorers attempted to find the Northwest Passage - a route through Canada's northern waters to the Pacific Ocean and Asia. Others attempted to find a land route. Many hundreds of men perished in the attempt, until finally, in 1906, Roald Amundsen completed the voyage by ship. Today global warming has brought interest in the passage back to a fever pitch as nations contend with each other over its control and future uses. The historic search inspired Canadian folk musician Stan Rogers to write "Northwest Passage", a song that has become a widely known favorite since its 1981 release. It describes Stan's own journey overland as he contemplates the arduous journeys of some of the explorers, including Kelsey, Mackenzie, Thompson and especially Franklin. The song is moving and haunting, a paean to the adventurous spirit of the explorers and to the beauty of the vast land and icy seas. The lyrics are accompanied by the striking paintings of multiple award-winning artist Matt James. Matt brings a unique vision to the song and the history behind it, providing commentary on the Franklin expedition and its failure to heed the wisdom of Inuit living in the North. The book also contains the music for the song (as well as a final verse that was never recorded), maps, a timeline of Arctic exploration, mini-biographies and portraits of the principal explorers, and suggestions for further reading. Following on the success of Canadian Railroad Trilogy, this is another beautiful book in which a memorable song illuminates a fascinating history that has taken on new resonance today.

Author : Margot Theis Raven
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627531351

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Happy Birthday to You! by Margot Theis Raven Pdf

To each of us who has enjoyed a piece of birthday cake, the strains of "Happy Birthday to You" are as familiar to our ears as our own names. Yet how many people know the origin of the tune and its place in American history? In 1889 Patty and Mildred Hill, two Kentucky sisters, wrote the words and composed the melody of "Good Morning to All" for their kindergarten students. Initially written as a simple greeting and welcome, they later changed the words and birthday celebrations were forever altered. But it wasn't until 1935 that the sisters' song was fully copyrighted and their names duly credited. Margot Theis Raven, the author of such inspiring children's books as Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot and Let Them Play, relates the story behind one of the most famous and oft-sung songs in the world.Margot Theis Raven's award-winning books are often set against powerful historical backdrops such as America's civil rights period. Her books for Sleeping Bear Press include America's White Table and Let Them Play, which was named a 2006 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People. Chris Soentpiet's numerous books include My Brother Martin and Peacebound Trains and reflect his interest in people, history, and culture. He has won several prestigious awards such as the International Reading Association Children's Book of the Year. Chris lives in Flushing, New York.

Author : Gwenyth Swain
Publisher : Calkins Creek Books
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781590787656

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Hope and Tears by Gwenyth Swain Pdf

Provides information about the immigration station in New York harbor, along with fictionalized accounts of the people who came through or worked there.

Author : Nicholas Jennings
Publisher : Viking Canada
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Musique populaire - Canada - 1961-1970 - Histoire et critique
ISBN : 0670873810

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Before the Gold Rush by Nicholas Jennings Pdf

Author : Andy Albert den Otter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0802041612

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The Philosophy of Railways by Andy Albert den Otter Pdf

Examines the ideological motivations for building the Canadian railway, the contemporary understandings of nationalism, and the evolving notion of a transcontinental union.

Author : Tom Hawthorn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1771621508

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The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country by Tom Hawthorn Pdf

At first, Canadians showed little interest in marking the centennial. The announcement of a federal program to plan the celebration was met with initial indifference. After all, the event to be celebrated was spectacularly uninteresting--the nation was founded not in blood and revolution, but by discussion and negotiation, bewhiskered men in nineteenth-century frock coats sitting around tables for palaver. But a funny thing happened in the weeks leading to New Year's Day, 1967. Canadians embraced the official plans for a celebration and, encouraged by government largesse, began making plans of their own. For one happy, giddy, insane year, a normally reserved people decided to hold a blockbuster party from coast to coast to coast. Initiatives ranged from epic canoe trips and dangerous dogsled treks to bathtub races. An Albertan town decided to build a UFO landing pad. Hundreds of other centennial projects can still be found in almost every city and hamlet across Canada. The best athletes in the hemisphere gathered for the Pan American Games in Winnipeg. The climax of the party was the world's fair held on man-made islands in the middle of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. Richly illustrated with period photographs and ephemera, here is the story of that fun, exciting year, told in the same giddy spirit with which Canadians celebrated. Uncover the strange and unique ways that individual Canadians marked the occasion, the birth of traditions, and the moment when Canadians discovered who they were and got a hint about who they were to become in this modern age. Once hewers of wood and pliers of water, they discovered a talent for literature, for design, for athletics, for innovation. And above all, it was a party never to be forgotten. Fifty years later, Canadians are once again celebrating a major milestone in their history, and once again, things are starting off with a collective yawn. Will the national spirit once again burst into flame? It could--if Canadians take a cue from the unlikely, inspiring story of The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country.

Author : Jo Cleland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Children
ISBN : 1618100807

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Clean Hands, Dirty Hands by Jo Cleland Pdf

Sung To The Tune Of Row, Row, Row Your Boat, This Book Teaches Young Readers The Importance Of Personal Hygiene And Keeping Your Hands Clean.

Author : Barbara Hehner
Publisher : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1894121147

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The Spirit of Canada by Barbara Hehner Pdf

"Over 100 selections illustrated by some of Canada's most celebrated children's artists present an original way of telling Canadian history - through the voices and art of its people" Cf. Our choice, 2000.

Author : Gordon Lightfoot
Publisher : Harpercollins
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Children's poetry, English
ISBN : 0061263265

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The Pony Man by Gordon Lightfoot Pdf

The pony man comes at midnight to take the children for a ride to Mr. Moon's front door.

Author : Alex Monnig
Publisher : Momentum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : German Americans
ISBN : 1503820262

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German Immigrants by Alex Monnig Pdf

Offers readers a compelling look into the lives, challenges, and successes of German immigrants. Additional features include a Fast Facts page, a timeline, informative photo captions, critical-thinking questions,primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, additional resources for further study, and an inde

Author : Gretchen Maurer
Publisher : Momentum
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Emigration and immigration
ISBN : 1503827976

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Filipino Immigrants by Gretchen Maurer Pdf

Looks into the lives, challenges, and successes of Filipino immigrants.