Search Results: Titles starting with G from PJ's Bookcase

Title: Gateway City, Stories From Edmonton's PastAuthor: Mair, AlexPublisher: Fifth House Ltd., Calgary, AB, 2000ISBN: 1-894004-60-4TradePaperback. Like New ConditionSHIPS FROM ALBERTAMair captures the spirit of days gone by with this entertaining collection of stories, photographs, newspaper headlines, biographies of local characters, historic buildings, and the significant events from Edmonton's past. This book describes the days when boys on bicycles delivered groceries for the neighbourhood stores, the Alberta Legislature sat for the first time, ice wagons went up and down the streets the Edmonton Journal produced it first newspapers, and Edmonton's landmark hospitals, churches, and hotels were being constructed. Filled with details and reminiscences, this is a fascinating tribute to Alberta's capital city.

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in Excellent Condition, Like New. 223 pgsSHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover in Excellent Condition, Like New. 136 pgs

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in Good Condition, shows some wear. There are markings on a few pages inside. LOCAL HISTORY - ONTARIO 200 pgs.SHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in Very Good Condition, some markings appear inside. 175 pgs. LOCAL HISTORY SHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in Excellent Condition, Like New. 189 pgs. LOCAL HISTORY SHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in Excellent Condition. First page has been removed. 200 pgs. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO.

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are excellent. First Page removed. 175 pgs. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO.

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in excellent condition. Inscription from former owner inside. 187 pgs. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO.

> Title: Ghost Town Stories of Alberta, Abandoned Dreams in the Shadows of the Canadian Rockies Author: Bachusky, Johnnie Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd., Surrey, B.C. 2009 ISBN: 978-1-894974-72-1 Condition: Excellent SHIPS FROM ALBEERTA Today, many of the historic coal-mining communities of the Rocky Mountains are uninhabited ghost towns. Yet behind the crumbled ruins are tales of perseverance, danger and romance. A devastating mine explosion on Halloween shatters the lives of mining families in Nordegg. The miners of Mountain Park build a hockey rink still celebrated in local lore. A young immigrant couple in Mercoal establishes a successful business only to have their love story sadly cut short. These 11 dramatic and poignant ghost-town tales are sure to fascinate all who love pioneer history.

Trade Paperback. Book and Outer Cover are in excellent condition. 163 pgs. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO.

Title: The Golden Age of Canadian Railways Author: Cooper, Bruce Clement Introduction: Grey, Charlotte Publisher: Worth Press Limited, Royston, UK, 2010 Condition: VERY GOOD Type: Hardcover SHIPS FROM ALBERTA Reader Comment: This is a perfect book as a gift or for any lover of Canadian trains or railway history. There are many colour illustrations and photos that I have never seen before. I recommend it.

> Title: The Golden Age of Royalty, Photography from 1858-1930 Author: Hall, Trevor Publisher: Chartwell Books Inc., Secaucus, N.J., 1981 ISBN: 0-890094136 Condition: Very Good, Inscription Inside, Jacket has minor wear. Ships from Alberta Illustrated by a copious collection of photographs of members of nearly every European royal family from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries, this book demonstrates the vigor and purposefulness of royalty's last great efforts to maintain prestige in a world of restless enterprise and shifting power until the great catastrophe of 1914, from which s o few monarchies survived.

Ships from Ontario.  Trade Paperback, Excellent condition

Hardcover. Book and Jacket are in Very Good condition. Book shows some wear and use, second inside page has corner cut. Jacket shows wear. 319 pgs. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich Romanov (1856?1929) was a key figure in late Imperial Russia, and one of its foremost soldiers. At the outbreak of World War I, his cousin, Tsar Nicholas II, appointed him Supreme Commander of the Russian Army. From 1914 to 1915, and then again briefly in 1917, he was commander of the largest army in the world in the greatest war the world had ever seen. His appointment reflected the fact that he was perhaps the man the last Emperor of Russia trusted the most. At six foot six, the Grand Duke towered over those around him. His fierce temper was a matter of legend. However, as Robinson's vivid account shows, he had a more complex personality than either his supporters or detractors believed.In a career spanning fifty years, the Grand Duke played a vital role in transforming Russia's political system. In 1905, the Tsar assigned him the duty of coordinating defense and security planning for the entire Russian empire. When the Tsar asked him to assume the mantle of military… Read More

Trade Paperback. Book is in excellent condition, clean. Outer Cover has a crease on bottom right corner, show minor wear. Overall Rating: Very Good Condition. 116 pgs. HISTORY - LOCAL. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO.

This book explores some of the old demolished buildings of Hamilton which are today just a memory, as well as landmarks which have withstood the sands of time. The reaction to the disappearance of these grand old buildings has been to lament the loss of so many outstanding examples of architecture which could have been preserved.

Hardcover, Large Book. Very good condition

Hardcover. Large Book. Book and Jacket are in excellent condition, like new, beautiful showcase book. Stunning photography. 159 pgs. Overall Rating: EXCELLENT, LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM ONTARIO. Title: The Grand River, An Aerial JourneyAuthor/Photography: Hiebert, CarlPublisher: Grand River Conservation Authority, Cambridge, ON, 2003ISBN: 0-9683389-3-3The Grand River flows for 298 kilometers (185 miles) from Dundalk to Lake Erie, past historic hilltop villages, a first nations reserve and industrial cities, through rare Carolinian forests and unique wildlike habitat. It is fed by provincially significant wetlands, and countless small tributaries that bolster its flow. This is the watershed of the Grand, a Canadian Heritage River. Carl Hiebert's photographs give a new dimension from which to experience the river - the air. His work shows the priviledge… Read More