Local Books

sirjohnamusic.JPGTitle: The Sir John A. Macdonald Music Book: “We’ll Hand Down His Name in History and Song.”

Author: Donna M. Ivey

ISBN: 978-0-9865974-0-4

Price: $39.99

 

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Title: Bath Road - Kingston West: An Illustrated History.

Author: Gordon D. Smithson

“The Bath Road was so named after it became the direct route from Kingston for those wishing to proceed to the Village of Bath, a good half day’s journey from Kingston. During the last fifty years, the land has mostly been converted from farm use to commercial and residential expansion, and has been annexed to the City of Kingston since 1988.”

ISBN: 978-0-969491651

Price:
$32.95

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Title: Kingston Volunteers: The Thing To Do

Author: Peter Gower

“Biographies of those from Kingston and Frontenac County who died in the Great War.”

 ISBN: 978-0-919770-13-3

Price: $35.00

montreal001.JPGTitle: Soldiers Of The Queen: The Canadian Grenadier Guards Of Montreal

Author: William J. Patterson

“This is a story of a Regiment that exemplifies the entire history of the Canadian Active Militia from its founding in 1855. Beginning with the first Volunteer Rifle Company in 1855 and the first Volunteer Rifle Battalion in 1859, it is Canada’s oldest infantry regiment…”

ISBN: 978-0-9813596-0-1

Price: 64.95

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Title: Lennox & Addington

Author: Orland French

“From the rich pasturelands of the Napanee Plain to the rocky highlands of the Canadian Shield, Lennox and Addington County presents a varied and challenging landscape. The many naps, charts and colourful photographs of Lennox & Addington take you on a visual tour of the county and provide an overview of the history of its people and its development.”

Title: With Our Past Before Us

Author: Jennifer McKendry

“One of the oldest and most admired cities in Ontario, Kingston has a rich and diverse architectural history. This is the first book to take a close look at a wide range of buildings in the Kingston area. The comprehensive text, illustrated by more than 100 photographs and drawings…”

ISBN: 0-8020-7474-X

Price: $12.99

 

 Title: Ordinary Heroes

Author: Stephen J. Nichol

Eastern Ontario’s 21st Battalion C.E.F. in the Great War

ISBN: 978-0-9784153-0-3

Price: $50.00

 

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Title: Kingston’s Own

Author: William J. Patterson

“The Regiment was founded on 17 January 1863 as the 14th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles, Canada. On 3 July 1868, it was renamed the 14th Battalion, Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles in Honour of Alexandra, Princess of Wales. During the Fenian Troubles, the 14th was called-out to Cornwall in 1866…”

ISBN: 0-9739140-0-9

Price: $50.00

 

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Title: The Rock and the Sword

Author: Brian Osbourne

The history of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is a long one.Most probably, there were Presbyterians among the very first soldiers and settlers who came to the region in the 1780s. St. Andrew’s lore…

ISBN: 0-919234-04-6

Price: $30.00

 

lilacsandlimestoneTitle: Lilacs and Limestone

Author: William J. Patterson

“Modern Pittsburgh, lying to the east of Kingston, Ontario, is a rural township with a significantmilitary presence, and a fast-growing suburban population. “

ISBN: 0-9693944-0-3

Price: $35.00.

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Title: Growing up on Wolfe Island

Author: Various

A compilation of Oral Histories Edited by Brian Johnson, Sarah Sorensen,and the Wolfe Island Heritage Committee

Cost: $15.00

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Author: Robert Blenderman

Paintings by Robert A. Blenderman

ISBN: 0-919234-05-4

Price: $65.00.

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Title: Legend of the Lake Ontario

Author: Arthur Britton Smith

On Halloween 1780, near Fort Niagara, the worst shipwrech in the history of Lake Ontario occurred. The 22-gun brig-sloop Ontaio, built at the Carleton Island shipyard near present-day Kingston to defend British North America against the revolutionary forces of George Washington, foundered in a violent storm….

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Title: A Troublesome Berth

Author: Robert J. Andrews and Rosalyn Parker Art

The journal of Lieutenant Charles Allan Parker, through pen and paper, penetrates the visual patina to explore the underlying social structures and cultural practices. His journal makes a rich contribution to our insight into Upper Canada in general, and Kingston in particular…

ISBN: 978-0-919770-12-6

Price: $40.00.

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Title: Battle of Big Sandy

Author: Gregory

U.S. Rifleman were comprised of adventurous frontiersmen from the Appalachian states - The British Wellington Rifles and sailors were renowned and respected globally…

ISBN: 978-0-9791135-0-5

Price: $25.95

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