Canadian Explorers: They Found a Continent

Publication Details

Item Type
Book
Series
Stories of Canada
Series Number
8
Place of Publication
Fredericton, NB
Publisher
Brunswick Press
Publication Date
1967
NB Imprint
Yes
Language(s)
English
Description

The complete list of Stories of Canada, in series order, is as follows:

Stories and illustrations by Jack Tremblay

The Canadian Pacific: The Story of the Greatest Railroad (no. 1)

Billy Bishop: Hero of the Air (no. 2)

The First Mounties: The Story of the North-West Mounted Police (no. 3)

The Mighty St. Lawrence: From Jacques Cartier to the Seaway (no. 4) 

Louis Cyr: The Story of "The Strongest Man Who Ever Lived" (no. 5)

Captain White Bear: The Story of Capt. Joseph Bernier, Explorer (no. 6). Title listed as Captain White Bear: Canada Conquers the North in series listing on the back of the books. 

Stories by J.R.H. Wilbur, Illustrations by W. Werthman

Canadian Prime Ministers: The First Hundred Years (no. 7)

Canadian Explorers: They Found a Continent (no. 8)

Canadian Settlers: The Birth of a Nation (no. 9) 

Canadian Indians: The Ways of the Wild (no. 10) 

Stories and Illustrations by Jack Tremblay 

Bluenose, Queen of the North Atlantic (no. 11) 

The Birth of Hockey: Canada's National Sport (no. 12) 

"The Fenians are Coming!": Repelling the Invader (no. 13, advertised but never published)

The Silver Dart: The Story of Canada's First Wings (no. 14, advertised but never published) 

Stories by Paul LeButt, Illustrations by Danny Price 

Fort Louisbourg (no. 15). Title listed as Fort Louisbourg: The French Stronghold in series listing on the back of the books. 

Calgary Stampede (no. 16). Title listed as Calgary Stampede: The Greatest Show on Earth in series listing on the back of the books. 

Physical Description: Dimensions: 15 cm x 17 cm; softcover; 20 pp.

Notes

Availability: Rare/fair. UNB Libraries owns twelve of the series titles. A few copies of the series are held by OCLC libraries and the New Brunswick Public Library Service, and many of the more common titles are available for sale in the used book trade.