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How to Move to Canada: A Primer for Americans
ISBN: 9780312349868 / Angielski / Miękka / 233 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. An easy-to-use, step-by-step guide to calling Canada home More and more Americans are thinking of moving to Canada to find a job, attend colleges and universities, peace of mind---even retirement---and whatever their motivations, they will have to navigate the Canadian immigration, citizenship, and naturalization processes. So whether you're thinking about moving or already have your bags packed, How to Move to Canada is for you. It's a straightforward, friendly, informative handbook that delivers on its promise, providing readers with a thorough... An easy-to-use, step-by-step guide to calling Canada home More and more Americans are thinking of moving to Canada to f... |
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79,76 zł |
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Exploring the Yukon River
ISBN: 9780595146307 / Angielski / Miękka / 148 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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52,35 zł |
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Overland to Starvation Cove: With the Inuit in Search of Franklin, 1878-1880
ISBN: 9780802073976 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In May 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed westward from England in search of the Northwest Passage and was never seen again. Some thirty-five years later, Heinrich Klutschak of Prague, artist and surveyor on a small expedition led by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka of the 3rd US Cavalry Regiment, stumbled upon the grisly remains at Starvation Cove of the last survivors among Franklin's men. Overland to Starvation Cove is the first English translation of Klutschak's account. A significant contribution to Canadian exploration history, it is also an important anthropological... In May 1845 Sir John Franklin sailed westward from England in search of the Northwest Passage and was never seen again. Some thirty-five years late... |
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178,85 zł |
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The Company of Adventurers: A Narrative of Seven Years in the Service of the Hudson's Bay Company During 1867-1874
ISBN: 9780803263505 / Angielski / Miękka / 555 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Hudson's Bay Company had been operating for nearly two centuries when young Isaac Cowie joined it in 1867. He sailed from the Shetland Islands to Rupert's Land, finally reaching York Factory, where he awaited his assignment. Company of Adventurers describes the early, lusty history of the HBC and the years of Cowie's service, when manufactured goods were driving out the demand for furs and buffalo hides. It contains rare information about the Assiniboin and Plains Crees Indians during the period before their confinement to reservations. Alive to the historical and ethnographic value of...
The Hudson's Bay Company had been operating for nearly two centuries when young Isaac Cowie joined it in 1867. He sailed from the Shetland Islands to ...
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118,98 zł |
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The MacKenzie
ISBN: 9780837158648 / Angielski / Twarda / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Originally published: New York: Rinehart & Co., 1949.
Originally published: New York: Rinehart & Co., 1949.
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420,79 zł |
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On Tugboats: Stories of Work and Life Aboard
ISBN: 9780892725656 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Tugboats hold a fascination not only for anyone who has worked aboard a vessel or around a harbor but for many land-bound folks as well. There is something about their chunky, powerful build and their often risky but vital work that excites our interest and admiration. The captains and crews of the tugboats are justifiably proud of what they do, and they have some great stories to tell about the ships and barges they tow or push; the harbors, storms, tides, and dangerous passages they must negotiate; the unions; the pilots; the different designs and capabilties of their boats; and the way the...
Tugboats hold a fascination not only for anyone who has worked aboard a vessel or around a harbor but for many land-bound folks as well. There is some...
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79,60 zł |
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Exploring Canada with the Five Themes of Geography
ISBN: 9781404226692 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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124,65 zł |
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Arctic Adventures with the Lady Greenbelly
ISBN: 9781552124413 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Ken Conibear, Northern pioneer, Rhodes Scholar and storyteller of life in Canada's far North, writes of his exciting, dangerous, and humourous experiences taking his boat, the Lady Greenbelly, over 1000 miles from Fort Nelson down the majestic and rugged Mackenzie River to the Arctic Ocean.
He took on this adventure for two reasons. First, he intended to carry freight to the Arctic communities with his newly acquired freight scow, the Lady Greenbelly, and then sell her there for a handsome profit. Second, Bill Sweet, an elderly, retired insurance salesman from Seattle who had read Ken's... Ken Conibear, Northern pioneer, Rhodes Scholar and storyteller of life in Canada's far North, writes of his exciting, dangerous, and humourous experie...
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69,96 zł |
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The Last Wild Edge: One Woman's Journey from the Arctic Circle to the Olympic Rain Forest
ISBN: 9781555662417 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. The northwestern edge of North America is a final edge to settle on a finite planet. Where does mankind go from here? Where else have we not settled, altered, and consumed ? Author Susan Zwinger suspects that we have saved this wild edge for last because its geography is punched, exploded, ground, and drenched. Its forest of enormous trees once created a boundary difficult to penetrate, let alone farm. Yet, today this wildness is under threat, as civilization bores its way into even this remote edge.
The northwestern edge of North America is a final edge to settle on a finite planet. Where does mankind go from here? Where else have we not settled, ...
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67,99 zł |
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Canadian Handbook and Tourist's Guide
ISBN: 9781557099662 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Published in 1867, The Canadian Handbook and Tourist's Guide gives descriptions of Canadian lakes and rivers and places of historical interest for the tourist and sportsman, including the best spots for fishing and shooting. Areas described in detail include: Quebec and its environs, Lower St. Lawrence, The River Saguenay, A list of salmon and trout rivers below Quebec with their distances, Eastern townships, Montreal to Lake Champlain and the River Richelieu, Montreal to Quebec, up the Ottawa, Brockville, Kingston, down the St. Lawrence, Toronto, Collingwood to Sarnia, Lake St. Clair, and...
Published in 1867, The Canadian Handbook and Tourist's Guide gives descriptions of Canadian lakes and rivers and places of historical interest for the...
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71,73 zł |
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Three Years in the Klondike: A Gold Miner's Life in Dawson City, 1898-1901
ISBN: 9781589760967 / Angielski / Miękka / 245 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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67,79 zł |
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Voyage of the Paper Canoe: A Geographical Journey of 2,500 Miles from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico, During the Years 1874-5
ISBN: 9781589761100 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The story of Bishop's journey in a 58-pound paper canoe in the 1870s.
The story of Bishop's journey in a 58-pound paper canoe in the 1870s.
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71,73 zł |
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The USA and Canada 2003
ISBN: 9781857431513 / Angielski / Twarda / 616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18 dni roboczych. This edition is a reference guide to the political, economic and social affairs of these two powerful North American nations. It provides geographical and historical introductions to each state/province, data on the economics, and a comprehensive and legislative directory section.
This edition is a reference guide to the political, economic and social affairs of these two powerful North American nations. It provides geographical...
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2070,66 zł |
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The Old Way North: Following the Oberholtzer-Magee Expedition
ISBN: 9780873516167 / Angielski / Twarda / 197 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In the spring of 1912, Anishinaabe guide Billy Magee received a letter from future conservationist Ernest Oberholtzer asking Magee to accompany him on a journey. Soon after the two set off on a five-month canoe expedition following the old way north, a largely unmapped territory that would test both their endurance and their friendship.
Tracing the route of the Oberholtzer-Magee expedition, The Old Way North transports readers through the history of this challenging wilderness and introduces them to the mapmakers, fur traders and trappers, missionaries, and Native peoples who... In the spring of 1912, Anishinaabe guide Billy Magee received a letter from future conservationist Ernest Oberholtzer asking Magee to accompany him on...
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161,43 zł |
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Voyage of the Paper Canoe: A Geographical Journey of 2500 Miles, from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico
ISBN: 9781408697078 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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137,72 zł |
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Concise Place Names of Alberta
ISBN: 9781552382103 / Angielski / Miękka / 398 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Toponymy, the study of place names, can provide a wealth of interesting information about a particular region. This new abridged volume of Alberta place names includes entries for a select number (about a quarter) of officially named cultural and geographical features in the province. The entries are arranged alphabetically for easy reference and include all incorporated bodies such as cities, towns, villages, summer villages, and rural municipalities; mountains over 3,000 metres; and rivers and major lakes.
Information on the background of geographical naming in Canada and Alberta... Toponymy, the study of place names, can provide a wealth of interesting information about a particular region. This new abridged volume of Alberta pla...
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204,21 zł |
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Canada for Gentlemen
ISBN: 9781406846485 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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41,98 zł |
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Discover & Explore Toronto's Waterfront: A Walker's Jogger's Cyclist's Boater's Guide to Toronto's Lakeside Sites and History
ISBN: 9781550023046 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Out of print for many years, this much sought-after guide is being brought back just in time for the megacity's first summer. Mike Filey has expanded his original book to include areas that are now the waterfront of the new City of Toronto, stretching from the west end of Etobicoke to the Rouge River in the east. This valuable guide is an essential tool for anyone with an interest in Toronto: tourists, locals, and even out-of-towners who want to learn more about the lakeside sites of North America's fifth-largest city. The book is divided into three Walks. New and archival... Out of print for many years, this much sought-after guide is being brought back just in time for the megacity's first summer. Mike Filey has expand... |
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60,07 zł |
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House of Angels
ISBN: 9780978399528 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is an autobiographical account of the author's growing up in Prince Edward Island, Canada about 60 years ago, with pictures and accounts of a long-gone era. It then goes on to describe his physical wandering across Canada in the hippie generation and spiritual wandering as he eventually came back to the Christianity his childhood. As both a poet and a musician, the author includes about 20 of his poems and songs. In addition there are old photos from the Murray River area of the Island.
This is an autobiographical account of the author's growing up in Prince Edward Island, Canada about 60 years ago, with pictures and accounts of a lon...
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56,13 zł |
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Canada's Cold Environments
ISBN: 9780773509252 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Low temperatures, wind-chill, snow, sea ice, and permafrost have been primary characteristics of Canada's northern and alpine environments during the past two million years. The evolution of Canada's cultural landscapes, the processes of settlement of rural areas, and the present interaction of Canadian industrial society with its biophysical environment are all deeply influenced, directly or indirectly, by the frigidity of the greater part of the country. The phenomenon of global warming, if it occurs, will lessen this coldness, but its impact on temperature extremes, sea ice regimes,...
Low temperatures, wind-chill, snow, sea ice, and permafrost have been primary characteristics of Canada's northern and alpine environments during the ...
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473,07 zł |
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