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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: A Historical Perspective by Dennis Kincaid offers a detailed historical account of the life and legacy of Shivaji Maharaj, the warrior king and founder of the Maratha Empire. The audiobook highlights his military genius, leadership qualities, and contributions to Indian history, making it a must-listen for history enthusiasts.

Stepping into the wrong carriage at a Sussex village, Elinor Rochdale is swept up in a thrilling and dangerous adventure. Overnight the would-be governess becomes mistress of a ruined estate and partner in a secret conspiracy to save a family's name. By midnight, she is a bride, by dawn, a widow. 

Discover the fascinating history of New France in The Old Régime in Canada by Francis Parkman, a classic work of Canadian history exploring French colonial life in North America during the seventeenth century. This historical account examines the influence of the French monarchy, the Catholic...

**A New York Times bestseller** The true story behind the events on 9/11 that inspired Broadway’s smash hit musical Come from Away, featuring all new material from the author When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the...

What makes Canada ... Canada? What underpins Canadian social identity, best-in-world education rates, and bizarre love of Ketchup chips? Canada is Awesome is a love letter and guidebook to the true North strong and free—a celebration of the people, places, and peculiarities that make Canada unique.

On September 4, 1944, Antwerp, Europe’s largest port, fell to the Second British Army and it seemed the war would soon be won. But Antwerp was of little value unless the West Scheldt Estuary linking it to the North Sea was also in Allied hands. In his greatest blunder of the war, Field Marshal Montgomery turned his back on the port, leaving the First Canadian Army to fight its way up the long coastal flank. By the time the Canadians and others serving with them reached the area, it had been transformed into a fortress manned by troops ordered to fight to the death.

Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition critiques ways of approaching Indigenous texts that are informed by the Western academic tradition and offers instead a new way of theorizing Indigenous literature based on the Indigenous practice of life writing.

Canada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a country Canada is very successful, in part because it maintains national diversity through bilingualism, multiculturalism, and federalism. Alongside this contemporary openness Canada also has its own history to contend with; with a legacy of broken treaties and residential schools for its Indigenous peoples, making reconciliation between Canada and First Nations an ongoing journey, not a destination.

""[This book] captures the gut-wrenching shifts of a filmmaker’s life—the bizarre whipsaw from success to disaster.” —Variety An acclaimed memoir from William Friedkin, a maverick of American cinema and Academy Award–winning director of such legendary films as The French Connection...

Them Days is a quarterly magazine dedicated to documenting and preserving the old ways and early days of Labrador. Many thanks to the people who shared their time and memories, their names appear with their stories...

The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto! explores Toronto’s role as a destination for thousands of freedom seekers before the American Civil War. This new edition traces pathways taken by people, enslaved and free, who courageously made the trip north in search of liberty and offers new biographies, images, and information, some of which is augmented by a 2015 archaeological dig in downtown Toronto.

يفصل هذا البحث التاريخي بين الحقائق الموثقة وأساطير الكنز المفقود، ليغوص في واحد من أعقد الألغاز الجغرافية. وسط أجواء من الغموض والترقب، تضعك هذه الرحلة...

تتبع مسار الصدام الاستعماري والصمود الثقافي حيث تحولت جغرافية نهر سانت لورانس القاسية إلى ساحة معارك شكلت تاريخ أميركا. يأخذك هذا السرد التاريخي في رحلة صوتية...

在北美大陆的险峻悬崖之上，一座孤独的军事要塞如何在帝国的残酷交锋中死里逃生，最终孕育出坚韧的法语文化火种？在通勤的喧嚣或深夜的独处中，历史探索者们将彻底沉浸于这场地缘政治与生存抗争的史诗博弈。伴随圣...

Descubra como um forte em um penhasco desafiou impérios para forjar a rica história e cultura do Canadá francês. Ideal para transformar seu trajeto diário em uma fascinante viagem no tempo, esta narrativa histórica imersiva revela o choque estratégico entre povos indígenas, franceses e...

L'ossessione per il tesoro nascosto si scontra con la dura realtà degli scavi nel più grande mistero storico moderno. Perfetto per i lunghi tragitti o le serate di pura curiosità investigativa, questo racconto avventuroso esplora le cupe profondità del Pozzo del Denaro in Nuova Scozia...

跨越两百年的地下寻宝狂热并非虚无缥缈的神话，而是一场人类工程学极限与历史纪实交织的硬核博弈。当关于加拿大新斯科舍省的迷雾愈演愈烈，唯有剥离狂热的盲从，才能在幽暗的探区看清这场世纪迷局的真实轮廓。...

Esplora il feroce scontro tra imperi e la genesi dell'identità francocanadese che plasmarono una rupe inespugnabile. Perfetto per un ascolto riflessivo durante i lunghi tragitti, questo viaggio storico immersivo ti trasporta lungo le aspre sponde del San Lorenzo. Scoprirai un crocevia...

Explore um mistério histórico de duzentos anos, onde uma caça ao tesouro implacável desafia a engenharia e a razão. Ao longo de sua viagem diária ou momento de foco, sinta a atmosfera intrigante desta pequena ilha na Nova Escócia que consumiu fortunas e arruinou vidas. Acompanhe a...

Descifra el tenso conflicto militar que enfrentó a una joven república contra el invencible imperio británico. Ideal para tu trayecto diario, este relato te transporta a los campos de batalla y mares agitados del siglo XIX. En un par de horas, transformarás tu curiosidad histórica en un...