Here is a small selection of our Prince Edward Island History selection...if you see something that you would like to pick up, please contact us to make sure we set one aside for you.
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The Cradle of Confederation
Lorne C. Callbeck Described as "a brief history of Prince Edward Island from its discovery in 1534 to the present time." |
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If You're Stronghearted
Prince Edward Island in the Twentieth Century -The book explores the dramatic transformation of Prince Edward Island (PEI) over the 100-year span of the 20th century. It challenges the "pretty tourist destination" image by detailing the complex social and economic forces that shaped modern Island life. 
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Canada's Smallest Province -a history of prince Edward island -details the province's efforts to maintain its unique identity within the French and British imperial systems and eventually within Canada. |
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Making It Happen
Memories of J. Angus MacLean "Decorated World War II veteran, politician, federal cabinet minister, provincial premier, blueberry farmer and steward of the land, J. Angus MacLean is a true Canadian hero... Reveals a fair, compassionate, well-informed man who is considered a statesman by all who know him." - Ragweed Press Mr. MacLean was the 25th premier of Prince Edward Island - he died in 2002. |
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The Golden Boy
A Doctor's Journey with Addiction
Before opioids destroyed Grant Matheson’s career, he was a pillar of his community. Respected physician, loving husband, devoted father, and trusted friend. Grant was a strait-laced kid who grew up to be a clean-living adult. No drinking, no smoking, and certainly no drugs. It took everyone by surprise, most of all himself, when he became addicted to narcotics in his 30s. His story hit local press when he was found guilty of professional misconduct related to his addiction, including over-prescribing painkillers to patients so he could buy them back–an infraction that caused his physician license to be suspended.
Eminent Islanders
Prince Edward Island: From French Colony to the Cradle of Confederation
Charles McMillan, A Native of Prince Edward Island, is a graduate of St. Dunstan's University, author of nine books over 100 articles in professional management journals, and numerous pieces for newspapers and magazines. Raised in Charlottetown and at the family cottage in Keppoch, he is a Professor if International Business at York University. His family dates from the MacMillians of Scotland, who first came to the Island in the 1790's.
Prince Edward Island: From French Colony to the Cradle of Confederation
Charles McMillan, A Native of Prince Edward Island, is a graduate of St. Dunstan's University, author of nine books over 100 articles in professional management journals, and numerous pieces for newspapers and magazines. Raised in Charlottetown and at the family cottage in Keppoch, he is a Professor if International Business at York University. His family dates from the MacMillians of Scotland, who first came to the Island in the 1790's.
STANHOPE
Sands of Time
- This book had its origins in a historical material collected by the Stanhope Women's Institute over the years 1060 to 1979, from which was complied a History Kit, which won the Tweedsmuir History trophy from among twelve entries across Canada in 1979.
Sands of Time
- This book had its origins in a historical material collected by the Stanhope Women's Institute over the years 1060 to 1979, from which was complied a History Kit, which won the Tweedsmuir History trophy from among twelve entries across Canada in 1979.
HELL UPON EARTH
A personal Account of Prince Edward Island Soldiers in the Great War 1914-1918
-Dante's "Inferno" was a dream of peaches compared to it. In lots of places my horse's feet splashed great pools of blood. Everywhere you looked you could see limbers smashed into pieces and men and horse dying in the gutters. Above the screams of the shells you could hear the groans of the dying. It was enough to turn a man's hair gray, and I sincerely hope never to pass thought the like again.
Spurgon Jenkins, Ypres, 1915
A personal Account of Prince Edward Island Soldiers in the Great War 1914-1918
-Dante's "Inferno" was a dream of peaches compared to it. In lots of places my horse's feet splashed great pools of blood. Everywhere you looked you could see limbers smashed into pieces and men and horse dying in the gutters. Above the screams of the shells you could hear the groans of the dying. It was enough to turn a man's hair gray, and I sincerely hope never to pass thought the like again.
Spurgon Jenkins, Ypres, 1915
ALONG THE NORTH SHORE
A Social History of the Township, P.E.I., 1765-1982
-After a howling nor' easter the swollen surf pounds on the Sandhills and the long, muffled moan of the breakers along the north shore echoes throughout Lot 11-a constant reminder of the influence of the sea on the lives of it's inhabitants.
The Fishery, Chapeter 3, Page 61
A Social History of the Township, P.E.I., 1765-1982
-After a howling nor' easter the swollen surf pounds on the Sandhills and the long, muffled moan of the breakers along the north shore echoes throughout Lot 11-a constant reminder of the influence of the sea on the lives of it's inhabitants.
The Fishery, Chapeter 3, Page 61
History of Stanley Bridge
Hub of the Universe
-This handsomely illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of Stanley Bridge, a small picturesque village cradled data the junction of Stanley River and New London Bay. Called Fyfe's Ferry until 1865, Stanley Bridge enjoyed the costly knit community purity that characterized
Hub of the Universe
-This handsomely illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of Stanley Bridge, a small picturesque village cradled data the junction of Stanley River and New London Bay. Called Fyfe's Ferry until 1865, Stanley Bridge enjoyed the costly knit community purity that characterized
A HISTORY of PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
-From its discovery in 1534 until the departure of Lieutenant-Governor Ready in A.D. 1831
-From its discovery in 1534 until the departure of Lieutenant-Governor Ready in A.D. 1831
OUT OF THIN AIR
The Story of CFCY "The Friendly Voice of the Maritimes"
-This book is about a pioneer broadcasting station on Prince Edwards Island from the 1920's until the present. A lively and entertaining account, full of memorable programs and portraits of people-Lt. Col. Keith S Rogers, L.A. "Art" McDonald, Dan Messer, Charlie Chamberlain and all the Islanders..."The Outports", "The Early Birds", "The Sacred Hour', "The Sleepy Town Express". There is a fascinating detail here for those in broadcasting or for those who tune in.
The Story of CFCY "The Friendly Voice of the Maritimes"
-This book is about a pioneer broadcasting station on Prince Edwards Island from the 1920's until the present. A lively and entertaining account, full of memorable programs and portraits of people-Lt. Col. Keith S Rogers, L.A. "Art" McDonald, Dan Messer, Charlie Chamberlain and all the Islanders..."The Outports", "The Early Birds", "The Sacred Hour', "The Sleepy Town Express". There is a fascinating detail here for those in broadcasting or for those who tune in.
ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS of PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
J.H. MECHHAM & CO 1880
-Originally published in 1880 by the J. H. Meacham Company, the Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Province of Prince Edward Island contains maps of each Lot on the Island, maps of Charlottetown and various towns and villages, and engravings of prominant citizens, properties and businesses. The maps are based on surveys made under the direction of C. R. Allen, C.E.
Included in this atlas is a Historical Sketch of the Province of Prince Edward Island and a Patron's Directory. The Historical Sketch covers the history of the Island from the first settlements and treaties to governance and Confederation. The Patron's Directory, located at the back of the atlas, gives biographical information about principal businessmen and professionals across the Island. This directory includes information such as their profession, nativity, and date of settlement.
J.H. MECHHAM & CO 1880
-Originally published in 1880 by the J. H. Meacham Company, the Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Province of Prince Edward Island contains maps of each Lot on the Island, maps of Charlottetown and various towns and villages, and engravings of prominant citizens, properties and businesses. The maps are based on surveys made under the direction of C. R. Allen, C.E.
Included in this atlas is a Historical Sketch of the Province of Prince Edward Island and a Patron's Directory. The Historical Sketch covers the history of the Island from the first settlements and treaties to governance and Confederation. The Patron's Directory, located at the back of the atlas, gives biographical information about principal businessmen and professionals across the Island. This directory includes information such as their profession, nativity, and date of settlement.
THESE ROOTS RUN DEEP
MARION L REID
-As a young wife and mother of eight, grandmother of twenty-three and a successful politician, P.E.I.'s First Lady Lieutenant Governor, and a distinguished Islander. Marion Reid is a writer who knows her family history intimately and relates it with grace and intelligence. A wonderful read.
REVEREND FRANCIS W.P.BOLGER C.M. O.P.E.I
MARION L REID
-As a young wife and mother of eight, grandmother of twenty-three and a successful politician, P.E.I.'s First Lady Lieutenant Governor, and a distinguished Islander. Marion Reid is a writer who knows her family history intimately and relates it with grace and intelligence. A wonderful read.
REVEREND FRANCIS W.P.BOLGER C.M. O.P.E.I
Watershed Red
The life of the Dunk River Prince Edward Island
-Kathy Martin, a biologist from Stanhope, Prince Edward Island, has been and active promoter of the environment and natural history movements on the island. Her speciality is the study of birds, but her interests and employment have also involved her in conservation and outdoor education.
The life of the Dunk River Prince Edward Island
-Kathy Martin, a biologist from Stanhope, Prince Edward Island, has been and active promoter of the environment and natural history movements on the island. Her speciality is the study of birds, but her interests and employment have also involved her in conservation and outdoor education.
My Island Pictures
A History of Prince Edward Island
-To paint a commendable picture, one must have Love for the Subject matter being dealt with. Pictures of Prince Edward Island are therefore easy to paint. Everyone loves Prince Edward Island, unless they come from a better place; that would have to be Heaven.
A. L. Morrison
A History of Prince Edward Island
-To paint a commendable picture, one must have Love for the Subject matter being dealt with. Pictures of Prince Edward Island are therefore easy to paint. Everyone loves Prince Edward Island, unless they come from a better place; that would have to be Heaven.
A. L. Morrison
WHO'S WHO
on Prince Edward Island
-HISTORIC, Published for the first time in the history of PEI., "Who's Who on Prince Edward Island" features in detail the biographies of the Island's Political, Corporate Community, Religious, Artistic and Resource-based Leaders.
-INFORMATIVE, Containing such information as family history, educational background, career, community involvement, personal trivia, religious affliaition, hobbies, address and much, much more.
-INTERESTING, a useful and entertaining source book combined as one to provide residents and visitors with insight into the personal and professional lives of Islanders we see and hear about every day of the year.
on Prince Edward Island
-HISTORIC, Published for the first time in the history of PEI., "Who's Who on Prince Edward Island" features in detail the biographies of the Island's Political, Corporate Community, Religious, Artistic and Resource-based Leaders.
-INFORMATIVE, Containing such information as family history, educational background, career, community involvement, personal trivia, religious affliaition, hobbies, address and much, much more.
-INTERESTING, a useful and entertaining source book combined as one to provide residents and visitors with insight into the personal and professional lives of Islanders we see and hear about every day of the year.
Capital Neal MacDonald & The Naked Goddess
-Milton Acorn who was born in 1923 on the Isle of Minago (P.E.I.) of many ancestries including Amerid: is a living proof that in Canada she excellence can win over every amount of conceit, deceit and prejudice.
-Captain Neal MacDonald & The Naked Goddess is and exploration in poetry of the "God is a Woman" theme, plus a celebration of his ancestor and might living spirit of the same name (it must be confessed) a largely fictional hero.
-Milton Acorn who was born in 1923 on the Isle of Minago (P.E.I.) of many ancestries including Amerid: is a living proof that in Canada she excellence can win over every amount of conceit, deceit and prejudice.
-Captain Neal MacDonald & The Naked Goddess is and exploration in poetry of the "God is a Woman" theme, plus a celebration of his ancestor and might living spirit of the same name (it must be confessed) a largely fictional hero.
THE FISHERY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
-Fishing has been carried on from he shores of Prince Edwards Island since it was first inhabited but this book is the first to be devoted entirely to the history of the Island's fishing industry. Even today, many Islanders are for fully aware of the importance of the fishery in the Island's economy. The Fishery of Prince Edward Island is designed to give a thorough description of the modern fishing industry and a historical account of the development and growth, establishing it in it's rightful place and the Island's second largest primary industry.
-Fishing has been carried on from he shores of Prince Edwards Island since it was first inhabited but this book is the first to be devoted entirely to the history of the Island's fishing industry. Even today, many Islanders are for fully aware of the importance of the fishery in the Island's economy. The Fishery of Prince Edward Island is designed to give a thorough description of the modern fishing industry and a historical account of the development and growth, establishing it in it's rightful place and the Island's second largest primary industry.
A MIND OF ONE'S OWN
MEMOIRS OF AND ALBANY BOY
-Like many of us John Eldon Green lived through the massive changes of the Twentieth Century. Gone is the Albany of the boyhood years--the forge, the general store, the two-room schoolhouse. that butcher and barber shops, and the railway station; gone St. Dunstan's University where he graduated in 1947; gone the days when Catholics and Protestants lived in two seperate and often warring camps; and gone the era of community self-sufficiency, when families, churches and neighborhoods partied tighter and looked after their own.
MEMOIRS OF AND ALBANY BOY
-Like many of us John Eldon Green lived through the massive changes of the Twentieth Century. Gone is the Albany of the boyhood years--the forge, the general store, the two-room schoolhouse. that butcher and barber shops, and the railway station; gone St. Dunstan's University where he graduated in 1947; gone the days when Catholics and Protestants lived in two seperate and often warring camps; and gone the era of community self-sufficiency, when families, churches and neighborhoods partied tighter and looked after their own.
Geographical names of
Prince Edward Island, 1973
-Folding map in back cover pocket. Softcover. The book includes descriptions of each area, and small histories of individual locations, including the origin of the place name.
Prince Edward Island, 1973
-Folding map in back cover pocket. Softcover. The book includes descriptions of each area, and small histories of individual locations, including the origin of the place name.
