Browsing: Canada

During a canoe trip, a brutal grizzly bear attack turned 17-year-old Alex Messenger’s Canadian wilderness adventure into a harrowing nightmare. This pulse-pounding memoir recounts his fight for survival. “Riveting… Kept me turning pages well into the night” (New York Times bestselling author Dean King).

When two warships collided in Halifax in 1917, the resulting blast destroyed the city. This eye-opening work offers answers to the mystery of Canada’s most devastating man-made tragedy.

“Provocative… Written by a master storyteller” (The New York Times): This eye-opening theoretical history posits that early inhabitants of the British Isles were the first Europeans to reach North America, arriving long before the Vikings. “Richly detailed” (Publishers Weekly).

After the attacks of 9/11, the residents of a small Newfoundland town provided a temporary home for thousands of stranded airline passengers. This uplifting account shares true stories of generosity, kindness, and lasting friendship in the wake of tragedy.