FOR EARLY READERS and those lucky enough to read with them, this new book displays beautiful paintings of a Cape Breton coal mine and the miners and rats that interact in that underground world.
"Stories and 150 photographs in stark black and white fromover 25 years of Cape Breton’s Magazine."
INTERVIEWS AND PHOTOS keep alive our story of steelmaking.
A lasting treasury of ballads and poems by the author of Cape Breton classics and ballads that have joined the world song tradition. Includes "A Conversation about Lillian Crewe Walsh."
Ronald Caplan`s rare interviews with Cape Breton musicians deliver memories and rich insight into Cape Breton music that has won the world.
GEORGE ORWELL`S FRIEND is a generous introduction to Paul Potts—one of Canada`s least-known significant writers.
A thorough and laudatory biography of this master fiddler.
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER RANKIN, here are 14 of Jim St. Clair’s tastiest historical narratives—with 200 recipes that complete the tales, expertly researched by Chef Yvonne LeVert.
ORAL ACCOUNTS of descendants, and written sources—archives and rare books—explore the traditions and experiences of women in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and in eastern Nova Scotia where so many of them settled.
THE HARDSCRABBLE WORLD of an isolated coastal community in Depression-era Cape Breton is brought to life by a gifted storyteller.
A HAUNTING TALE OF FRIENDSHIP and of the traumatic Second World War, where emotional bullets riddle the spirit long after the guns have grown silent.
A PROMISING WELTERWEIGHT at 22, Lauchlin is in his 50s, entrapped in the sanctuary and family roots of his island home. By D. R. MacDonald, author of CAPE BRETON ROAD.
THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918) saw 619,636 Canadians enlist—among them Cape Bretoner Percy Willmot.
IMAGES CAPTURED in the once-thriving coal mines of Cape Breton bring glowing detail to the faces of miners in their work environment, deep under the ocean.
THE STORY OF CAPE BRETON ISLAND told by beloved historian, archivist and teacher Robert Morgan, from early Mi`kmaw life through Acadian, Irish, Scottish immigration to end of the 19th century.
With the young person in mind, these strong, clear and encouraging poems from Rita Joe speak directly to all of us, a testament to courage and her hope for a better world.
Speaking directly from their hearts, 50 Cape Bretoners tell their stories—pithy, moving, and wry. Down North stands as a solid, tested, powerful play.
Speaking directly from their hearts, 50 Cape Bretoners tell their stories—pithy, moving, and wry. Down North stands as a solid, tested, powerful play.
