Bestsellers
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The Day the World Came to Town
- 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
- By: Jim DeFede
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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When 38 jetliners bound for the US were forced to land at Gander International Airport on September 11, the population of this small town swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000....
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👍👍 From one of the Plane People
- By Timothy on 12-30-19
By: Jim DeFede
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The Great Halifax Explosion
- A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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From best-selling author John U. Bacon, a gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima....
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Too much hostility towards Americans
- By bigdaddyKT on 12-14-19
By: John U. Bacon
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The French and Indian War
- Deciding the Fate of North America
- By: Walter R. Borneman
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was rekindled....
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Outstanding Survey of French & Indian War
- By Dennis Jameson on 02-13-24
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Vanished Beyond the Map
- The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell
- By: Adam Shoalts
- Narrated by: Adam Shoalts
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.
By: Adam Shoalts
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The War That Made America
- A Short History of the French and Indian War
- By: Fred Anderson
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Apart from The Last of the Mohicans, most Americans know little of the French and Indian War, and yet it remains one of the most fascinating periods in our history....
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A thorough and absorbing history
- By Michael on 03-15-10
By: Fred Anderson
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The Company
- The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire
- By: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over 30 years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling....
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Distracting and Annoying racist tropes
- By Eric on 10-28-22
By: Stephen R. Bown
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The Day the World Came to Town
- 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
- By: Jim DeFede
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When 38 jetliners bound for the US were forced to land at Gander International Airport on September 11, the population of this small town swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000....
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👍👍 From one of the Plane People
- By Timothy on 12-30-19
By: Jim DeFede
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The Great Halifax Explosion
- A World War I Story of Treachery, Tragedy, and Extraordinary Heroism
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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From best-selling author John U. Bacon, a gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima....
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Too much hostility towards Americans
- By bigdaddyKT on 12-14-19
By: John U. Bacon
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The French and Indian War
- Deciding the Fate of North America
- By: Walter R. Borneman
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In the summer of 1754, deep in the wilderness of western Pennsylvania, a very young George Washington suffered his first military defeat, and a centuries-old feud between Great Britain and France was rekindled....
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Outstanding Survey of French & Indian War
- By Dennis Jameson on 02-13-24
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Vanished Beyond the Map
- The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell
- By: Adam Shoalts
- Narrated by: Adam Shoalts
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Canada’s greatest modern-day explorer sets out into the arctic wilderness to solve a mystery more than 100 years old.
By: Adam Shoalts
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The War That Made America
- A Short History of the French and Indian War
- By: Fred Anderson
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Apart from The Last of the Mohicans, most Americans know little of the French and Indian War, and yet it remains one of the most fascinating periods in our history....
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A thorough and absorbing history
- By Michael on 03-15-10
By: Fred Anderson
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The Company
- The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire
- By: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over 30 years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling....
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Distracting and Annoying racist tropes
- By Eric on 10-28-22
By: Stephen R. Bown
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The Floor of Heaven
- A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush
- By: Howard Blum
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures – gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters....
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A major disappointment
- By Joshua on 05-03-14
By: Howard Blum
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Canada: Canadian History: From Aboriginals to Modern Society
- The People, Places and Events That Shaped The History of Canada and North America
- By: William D. Willis
- Narrated by: Chuck Shelby
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Canada is known all over the world due to its undying commitment to multiculturalism and its social and ethnic diversity....
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Not a lot of information for a history text.
- By Patrick May on 11-28-17
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The Man Who Ate His Boots
- The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage
- By: Anthony Brandt
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The enthralling and often harrowing history of the adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passage, the holy grail of 19th-century British exploration....
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They don't get any better than this
- By Christopher on 08-15-14
By: Anthony Brandt
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Elbows Up!
- Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance
- By: Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Various
- Narrated by: Rebecca Auerbach, Ishan Davé, Wesley French, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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A blazing collection of responses to the U.S.'s shocking annexation threats and the swell of Canadian national unity that followed, from a remarkable array of Canada's sharpest and most influential minds.
By: Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and others
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Champlain's Dream
- By: David Hackett Fischer
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Abridged
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In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain....
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Excellent Narration - Illuminating History
- By jmholmberg on 11-02-08
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King William's War
- The First Contest for North America, 1689-1697
- By: Michael G. Laramie
- Narrated by: Chris Monteiro
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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King William’s War: The First Contest for North America, 1689-1697 by Michael G. Laramie is the first book-length treatment of a war that proved crucial to the future of North America....
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An enjoyable listen about an obscure war.
- By Anonymous on 05-23-22
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A Great and Noble Scheme
- The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
- By: John Mack Faragher
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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John Mack Faragher draws on original research to weave 150 years of history into a gripping narrative of both the civilization of Acadia and the British plot to destroy it....
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Weak narration
- By Euryleia on 12-11-19
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The Children Who Vanished
- The Story of Shame, Secrets and Survivors in Prince Edward Island
- By: Kennedy Rowe
- Narrated by: A Vergados
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Beneath the postcard image of Prince Edward Island lies a truth the province has long tried to forget. In The Children Who Vanished, author Kennedy Rowe excavates a harrowing yet hidden legacy: the forced adoptions, maternity homes, and church-run institutions that quietly operated for decades.
By: Kennedy Rowe
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Legends of the Nahanni Valley
- By: Hammerson Peters
- Narrated by: Hammerson Peters
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A nonfiction exploring some of Northern Canada's greatest forgotten mysteries - the stories and legends surrounding the watershed of the South Nahanni River....
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Read this book
- By brian on 12-05-21
By: Hammerson Peters
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Canada
- By: Mike Myers
- Narrated by: Mike Myers
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Comedy superstar Mike Myers writes from the (true patriot) heart about his 53-year relationship with his beloved Canada....
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Thoughtful and perfect for any X-Pat from Canada
- By Hugh Burnham on 05-02-17
By: Mike Myers
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History of Canada
- A Captivating Guide to Canadian History
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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You might think you know a lot about Canada - especially if you happen to live in North America. But in truth, it’s surprising how little most of us know about Canadian history. Even though Canada is just across the border from the United States, Canada tends to get overshadowed....
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Overall a thorough and enjoyable history
- By DrTunz on 06-02-22
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A People's History of Quebec
- By: Jacques Lacoursière, Robin Philpot
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Revealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley....
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Great content, embarrassing narration
- By Muriel Riddans, PhD on 06-28-25
By: Jacques Lacoursière, and others
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
- Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
- By: Bob Joseph
- Narrated by: Sage Isaac
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the Canadian legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer....
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💙🪶
- By Anonymous on 01-17-23
By: Bob Joseph
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Gold Diggers
- Striking It Rich in the Klondike
- By: Charlotte Gray
- Narrated by: Steven Cooper
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Between 1896 and 1899, thousands of people lured by gold braved a grueling journey into the remote wilderness of North America....
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Disappointed...
- By Michael McGrath on 01-29-14
By: Charlotte Gray
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A Brief History of Canada
- How the Clash of French, British and Native Empires Forged a Unique Identity
- By: Dominic Haynes
- Narrated by: Jared Zak
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Canada is a land renowned for its stunning beauty and abundant natural resources but is rarely considered to have a particularly captivating history. Its people, stereotyped as polite and friendly, are seldom viewed as they are: the products of an intricate and complex struggle....
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Brief
- By Jane B Nurnberg on 07-01-25
By: Dominic Haynes
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Une histoire du Québec [A History of Quebec]
- By: Jacques Lacoursière
- Narrated by: Alexis Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Dans ce premier tome d'une série de cinq, Jacques Lacoursière raconte avec force détails l'arrivée des Français, leur cohabitation avec les autochtones, leur épopée à travers le continent, leur adaptation, les guerres anglo-françaises....
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Comprenez ce qui fait le Québec Québec !!
- By José Neto on 01-08-24
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Maple Syrup
- A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession
- By: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Narrated by: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From the quiet beauty of sugar maple forests to the high-tech, high-stakes world of syrup production, this book takes you on a remarkable journey into one of Canada’s most cherished traditions.
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By Snowshoe, Buckboard and Steamer
- Women of the British Columbia Frontier
- By: Kathryn Bridge
- Narrated by: Angela Galanopoulos
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the vivid, personal accounts of four women who lived and traveled as settlers in early British Columbia. The women in this book were trailblazers. The frontiers they lived on were not only geographical but personal....
By: Kathryn Bridge
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Historia de Quebec [History of Quebec]
- Una guía fascinante sobre la provincia más extensa de Canadá y su impacto en la historia de Francia (explorando el gran norte blanco) [A Fascinating Guide to Canada's Largest Province and Its Impact on French History (Exploring the Great White North)]
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Luis Trumper
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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La lucha política de Quebec por la autonomía, la independencia y la protección de su lengua, su cultura y su patrimonio está rodeada de ambigüedad. Permítanos arrojar algo de luz sobre el tema....
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Canada
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Donald Wright
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
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Revisionist history, Left wing, Narrow, Banal
- By Thucydides on 02-14-21
By: Donald Wright
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Eleanor Roosevelt
- Volume I, 1884-1933
- By: Blanche Wiesen Cook
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 22 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Eleanor Roosevelt was born into the privileges and prejudices of American aristocracy and into a family ravaged by alcoholism. She overcame debilitating roots....
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One of the Great Americans I knew too little about
- By Ray M on 07-19-20
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Acadian Driftwood
- One Family and the Great Expulsion
- By: Tyler LeBlanc
- Narrated by: Pierre Simpson
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Piecing together his family history through archival documents, Tyler LeBlanc tells the story of his ancestor Joseph LeBlanc and the LeBlanc family during the Great Expulsion....
By: Tyler LeBlanc
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Saints of the American Wilderness
- The Brave Lives and Holy Deaths of the Eight North American Martyrs
- By: John A. O'Brien
- Narrated by: Chris Larsen
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Gripping true tales of holiness and horror: In the savage forests and rivers of 17th-century Canada, eight courageous Jesuits braved torture, treachery, and martyrdom to bring the light of Christ to a land steeped in darkness. Their blood sanctified North America.
By: John A. O'Brien
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Sources of the River
- Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America
- By: Jack Nisbet
- Narrated by: Chris Abernathy
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The awe-inspiring story of explorer David Thompson, whose expeditions helped shape western North America....
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interesting account
- By LH on 03-03-25
By: Jack Nisbet
New releases
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Vanished Beyond the Map
- The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell
- By: Adam Shoalts
- Narrated by: Adam Shoalts
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Part detective story, part biography, and part first-person adventure narrative, Vanished Beyond the Map combines expeditions with historical research to solve one of exploration history’s enduring cold cases—the mystery of Hubert Darrell.
By: Adam Shoalts
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Elbows Up!
- Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance
- By: Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Various
- Narrated by: Rebecca Auerbach, Ishan Davé, Wesley French, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by the 1968 collection The New Romans: Candid Canadian Opinions of the U.S., which was edited by Al Purdy and curated amidst the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, Elbows Up! is the book for our generation’s own moment of crisis, featuring the words of leading cultural figures speaking candidly on America, on Canada, and on the malleable contours of a national narrative still taking hold.
By: Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and others
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Maple Syrup
- A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession
- By: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Narrated by: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From the quiet beauty of sugar maple forests to the high-tech, high-stakes world of syrup production, this book takes you on a remarkable journey into one of Canada’s most cherished traditions. Led by Peter Kuitenbrouwer, a forester with a deep appreciation for the land, his narrative uncovers the rich Indigenous heritage of maple syrup, explores its cultural significance and reveals the complex industry that sustains it today, where vast warehouses store a product so valuable it became the target of the Great Maple Syrup Heist, one of Canada’s most infamous thefts.
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Outlaw Bikers and the Mob
- The Bloody Pact Between the Hells Angels and the Rizzuto Crime Family
- By: Nicholas Anthony Parisi
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning author of Mafia Confession: "King of Bootleggers" Murder and City of Betrayal: The Genovese Family's Springfield Crew comes his most explosive true crime chronicle yet, Outlaw Bikers and the Mob. Montreal was always a city of shadows. The cobblestones told stories, but the real power pulsed beneath, in smoky backrooms, strip-club VIP lounges, and the hush of late-night meetings where names were never said out loud. This wasn’t fiction. It wasn’t a movie. This was the underworld’s frontline. And for a time, it was ruled by an unholy alliance: the Sicilian Mafia ...
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Three Years in the Klondike
- By: Jeremiah Lynch
- Narrated by: Tasha Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 11, 1898, Jeremiah Lynch decided that it was time for him to try his hand at mining the land of the Klondike as he set out on a steamship from San Francisco bound for the northwest. Lynch’s remarkable account of three years spent in the Klondike provide a vivid depiction of what life was like during the famous gold rush. Through the course of his years in the Yukon he meets some remarkable characters, some who have struck a rich vein and are enjoying the joys of success and others who are struggling to make ends meet in the bitter conditions that they now live in.
By: Jeremiah Lynch
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He Did Not Conquer
- Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada
- By: Madelaine Drohan
- Narrated by: R.H. Thomson
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Throughout his long and illustrious career, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American. When he was not busy conducting scientific experiments or representing American interests at home and abroad, Benjamin Franklin hatched one plan after another to join Canada to the American colonies and then later to the United States. These were not solely intellectual efforts. He went to Montreal in 1776 to try to turn around the faltering occupation by American forces.
By: Madelaine Drohan
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Vanished Beyond the Map
- The Mystery of Lost Explorer Hubert Darrell
- By: Adam Shoalts
- Narrated by: Adam Shoalts
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Part detective story, part biography, and part first-person adventure narrative, Vanished Beyond the Map combines expeditions with historical research to solve one of exploration history’s enduring cold cases—the mystery of Hubert Darrell.
By: Adam Shoalts
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Elbows Up!
- Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance
- By: Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Various
- Narrated by: Rebecca Auerbach, Ishan Davé, Wesley French, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Inspired by the 1968 collection The New Romans: Candid Canadian Opinions of the U.S., which was edited by Al Purdy and curated amidst the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, Elbows Up! is the book for our generation’s own moment of crisis, featuring the words of leading cultural figures speaking candidly on America, on Canada, and on the malleable contours of a national narrative still taking hold.
By: Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and others
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Maple Syrup
- A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession
- By: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Narrated by: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
From the quiet beauty of sugar maple forests to the high-tech, high-stakes world of syrup production, this book takes you on a remarkable journey into one of Canada’s most cherished traditions. Led by Peter Kuitenbrouwer, a forester with a deep appreciation for the land, his narrative uncovers the rich Indigenous heritage of maple syrup, explores its cultural significance and reveals the complex industry that sustains it today, where vast warehouses store a product so valuable it became the target of the Great Maple Syrup Heist, one of Canada’s most infamous thefts.
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Outlaw Bikers and the Mob
- The Bloody Pact Between the Hells Angels and the Rizzuto Crime Family
- By: Nicholas Anthony Parisi
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
From the award-winning author of Mafia Confession: "King of Bootleggers" Murder and City of Betrayal: The Genovese Family's Springfield Crew comes his most explosive true crime chronicle yet, Outlaw Bikers and the Mob. Montreal was always a city of shadows. The cobblestones told stories, but the real power pulsed beneath, in smoky backrooms, strip-club VIP lounges, and the hush of late-night meetings where names were never said out loud. This wasn’t fiction. It wasn’t a movie. This was the underworld’s frontline. And for a time, it was ruled by an unholy alliance: the Sicilian Mafia ...
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Three Years in the Klondike
- By: Jeremiah Lynch
- Narrated by: Tasha Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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On June 11, 1898, Jeremiah Lynch decided that it was time for him to try his hand at mining the land of the Klondike as he set out on a steamship from San Francisco bound for the northwest. Lynch’s remarkable account of three years spent in the Klondike provide a vivid depiction of what life was like during the famous gold rush. Through the course of his years in the Yukon he meets some remarkable characters, some who have struck a rich vein and are enjoying the joys of success and others who are struggling to make ends meet in the bitter conditions that they now live in.
By: Jeremiah Lynch
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He Did Not Conquer
- Benjamin Franklin's Failure to Annex Canada
- By: Madelaine Drohan
- Narrated by: R.H. Thomson
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Throughout his long and illustrious career, Benjamin Franklin nursed a not-so-secret desire to annex Canada and make it American. When he was not busy conducting scientific experiments or representing American interests at home and abroad, Benjamin Franklin hatched one plan after another to join Canada to the American colonies and then later to the United States. These were not solely intellectual efforts. He went to Montreal in 1776 to try to turn around the faltering occupation by American forces.
By: Madelaine Drohan