On October 23, 1918, the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run of the season to Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. A storm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but the storm worsened and they were forced to take shelter themselves. By the following morning, the Princess Sophia had sunk to the bottom of the Lynn Canal, taking all of its passengers--a significant cross-section of the population of the Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines the impact of this loss on a society that, with the end of the gold rush, was already in decline.

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down with Her

History

Coates, Ken S.

Morrison, William

Americas

Oxford University Press

Out of the Background : Readings on Canadian Native History

Fisher, Robin

Irwin Publishing

The second edition of Out of the Background is a survey of the history of aboriginal cultural groups from the various geographic regions in Canada. Focussing on the impacts of European contact and colonization, this collection of essays explores topics such as the fur trade, disease, missionary activity, the effects of Canadian government policies such as welfare and family allowance, and the origins of contemporary aboriginal land claims. The selections reflect new methodological approaches to the study of Canadian aboriginal history-most significantly, the inclusion of the oral and written testimony of First Nations peoples.

Out of the background: Readings on Canadian native history (New Canadian readings)

Copp Clarke Ltd.

Yukon History has its fair share of unique characters and fascinating events. Contemporary Yukoners talk about the colourful 5 per cent, quirky individuals who have come to Canadas North to find or reinvent themselves. Northern literature is full of accounts of mad trappers, jilted lovers, miners driven mad by cabin fever, sub-Arctic desperados and victims of racial tensions. In reality, the passions and angers that drove people to murder in the Yukon were more basic and common than popular culture suggests. Strange Things Done explores the inner dynamics of Yukon society through the exploration of these extraordinary events. Klondike lore is full of accounts of the exploits of Dangerous Dan McGrew, Sergeant Preston of the Mounted, and the Mad Trapper of Rat River. The stories vary from outright fabrications to northern fantasies and, on occasion, real-life accounts. Strange Things Done investigates a series of murders in the pre-World War II Yukon, exploring the boundaries between myths and historical events. reconstructed from court evidence and police records, and the broader social and cultural context within which these violent deaths occurred. The murder case studies provide a unique and penetrating perspective on key aspects of Yukon history, such as Native-newcomer relations, mental illness and the folklore about cabin fever, the role of immigrants in northern society, violence in the gold fields, and the role of the police and courts in regulating social behaviour. The investigation of these capital cases also illustrates the fear and paranoia which gripped the territory in the aftermath of a murder, and the society's insistence on quick and retributive justice when offenders were caught and convicted. The Yukon experienced fewer murders than popular literature would suggest, and fewer than most would expect given the region's intense and dramatic history, but those that did occur illustrate the passions, frustrations, angers and human frailties that are present in all societies. reacted also reveals specific and important aspects of territorial society.

Strange Things Done: Murder in Yukon History (Volume 40) (McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies)

Morrison, William R.

McGill-Queen's University Press

While the Klondike Gold Rush is one of the most widely known events in Canadian history, particularly outside Canada, the rest of the Yukon?s long and diverse history attracts little attention. Important developments such as Herschel Island whaling, pre-1900 fur trading, the post-Second World War resource boom, a lengthy struggle for responsible government, and the emergence of Indigenous political protest remain poorly understood. Placing well-known historical episodes within the broader sweep of the past, Land of the Midnight Sun gives particular emphasis to the role of First Nations people and the lengthy struggle of Yukoners to find their place within Confederation. This broader story incorporates the introduction of mammoth dredges that scoured the Klondike creeks, the impressive Elsa-Keno Hill silver mines, the impact of residential schools on Aboriginal children, the devastation caused by the sinking of the Princess Sophia, the Yukon?s remarkable contributions to the national First World War effort, and the sweeping transformations associated with the American occupation during the Second World War. Land of the Midnight Sun has long been the standard source for understanding the history of the territory. This third edition includes a new preface to update readers on developments in the Yukon?s economy, culture, and politics, including Indigenous self-government.

Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon, Third Edition (Volume 202) (Carleton Library Series)

A hard-hitting, timely, and provocative book about the history and future of the Canadian Arctic. With passion and sharp words,Arctic Frontconfronts Canada’s longstanding neglect of the Far North and outline what needs to be done to protect our national interest.
Through a lively and engaging history of the region,Arctic Frontreveals how Canadians and their governments have:
<ul>
<li>ignored this region for generations</li>
<li>expanded Canadian sovereignty over the past hundred years by reacting to other countries’ challenges</li>
<li>become the least effective of all Circumpolar nations in responding to the needs of the Arctic</li>
<li>neglected our obligations to the North, including a failure to capitalize on the human and economic resources of this vast land or to establish a presence that would make any foreign claims to offshore resources inconceivable.</li>
</ul>
As global warming continues to melt the ice in the Northwest Passage and the competition for northern resources heats up, Canada, the authors warn, will be forced to defend this area from a position of grave weakness. Our leaders need to take action today, blending defence and development, to complete Canadian nation building in this fragile region.
An energetic and engaging collaboration by four of Canada’s leading Northern specialists,Arctic Frontis a clarion call to all Canadians about our endangered Arctic region, challenging the country to step away from the symbols and myth making of the past and toward the urgent political, environmental and economic realities of the 21st century.

Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North

Romance

Time Travel

Thomas Allen Pub

Land of Midnight Sun

Hurtig Publishers

Canada's Colonies: A History of the Yukon and Northwest Territories (Canadian Issue)

Acknowledgements Introduction: Approaching the North 1. The Land, Original Peoples and First Contacts 2. The Early Fur Trade 3. The Gold Frontier and the Klondike 4. The Doldrums in the Middle North 5. Boom and Bust in the Arctic 6. The Army's North 7. The Bureaucrats' North 8. Whither the North Further Reading Index

Lorimer

Furs, gold, whales, oil--the reason for going north has always been to empty the treasure house. The northern territories are vast and sparsely populated, so southern Canadians have been content to consider the North a colony, not a true part of Canada.Since the first British naval expeditions to the "Frozen North," the history of the region has been romanticised. This book presents that history as seen from the North itself. Ken Coates begins by describing the resilient pre-European cultures of the Dene and Inuit peoples. Chapters are devoted to each period of development--the fur trade, Arctic whaling, the Klondike Gold Rush, military projects like the Alaska Highway, Ottawa's "bureaucratisation" of the North, and the resource projects of recent years. First published in 1985, this book shows that modern northern politics have deep roots in the true history of "Canada's colonies."

In 2011, the first edition of Campus Confidential sparked a lively debate about what is really going on inside our colleges and universities. The media and readers alike welcomed this readable, honest book. University authorities didn't. They took the authors to task for spilling the beans. In this second edition, Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison pick up where they left off, adding new and up-to-date information for students and their parents to consider.
 Among the questions they address:
 <ul>
 <li>Why more students should consider the skilled trades</li>
 <li>Whether a BA is ever worth the paper it's printed on</li>
 <li>How roving administrators are undermining universities</li>
 <li>Why we over-produce graduate students</li>
 <li>What's right (and wrong) with what's happening on campuses in Quebec</li>
 
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 Now that nearly everyone goes to college or university but only a small percentage of graduates actually find employment in their chosen field, understanding what's really going on in Canadian postsecondary institutions is more important than ever. Readers can count on Ken S. Coates and Bill Morrison for unexpected insights and lots of fresh new ideas and information.

Campus Confidential: 100 startling things you don't know about Canadian universities (Second Edition)

Education & Teaching

Morrison, Bill

Higher & Continuing Education

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The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down with Her

Out of the Background : Readings on Canadian Native History

Out of the background: Readings on Canadian native history (New Canadian readings)

Strange Things Done: Murder in Yukon History (Volume 40) (McGill-Queen's Indigenous and Northern Studies)

Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon, Third Edition (Volume 202) (Carleton Library Series)

Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North

Land of Midnight Sun

Canada's Colonies: A History of the Yukon and Northwest Territories (Canadian Issue)

Canada's Colonies: A History of the Yukon and Northwest Territories (Canadian Issue)

Campus Confidential: 100 startling things you don't know about Canadian universities (Second Edition)