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Dominion

The Railway and the Rise of Canada

by Stephen Bown ...

Narrated by Wayne Ward ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea ... Read more

$28.00 USD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea
... Read more
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The Wake

The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami

by Linden MacIntrye ...

Narrated by Linden MacIntyre ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up
... Read more
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Beyond the Trees

A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic

by Adam Shoalts ...

Narrated by Adam Shoalts ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

A mesmerizing odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, and the rich history it reveals.What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers, ... Read more

$28.00 USD

A mesmerizing odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, and the rich history it reveals.What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers,
... Read more
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THE PROMISED LAND

The Great Migration and the Making of Black Urban America, 1910-1970

by Lorraine Evelyn Booker ...

Narrated by Patrick Reeves ...

Unabridged

4 hours 52 min

THE PROMISED LAND — Audiobook · Narrated by Patrick Reeves. Listen time: 4 hours 53 minutes The complete narrative history of the Great Migration — six million Black Americans, the Chicago Defender, Jim Crow's South, redlining, the Chicago blues, and the making of Black urban America, 1910-1970. Between 1910 and 1970, six million Black Americans left the South for the cities of the North and West ... Read more

$8.99 USD

THE PROMISED LAND — Audiobook · Narrated by Patrick Reeves. Listen time: 4 hours 53 minutes The complete narrative history of the Great Migration — six million Black Americans, the Chicago Defender, Jim Crow's South, redlining, the Chicago blues, and the making of Black urban America, 1910-1970. Between 1910 and 1970, six million Black Americans left the South for the cities of the North and West
... Read more
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Under Assault

Interference and Espionage in China's Secret War Against Canada

by Dennis Molinaro ...

Narrated by Taylor Price ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

**FINALIST FOR THE 2026 BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICYLONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 J.W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZEA National Business Book Award Summer Reading List selection: The Canadian Deep Dive (Politics, Policy & Power)A Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Book in 2025Foreword by Cherie WongNational security expert Dennis Molinaro reveals the shocking details of Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and ... Read more

$28.50 USD

**FINALIST FOR THE 2026 BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICYLONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 J.W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZEA National Business Book Award Summer Reading List selection: The Canadian Deep Dive (Politics, Policy & Power)A Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Book in 2025Foreword by Cherie WongNational security expert Dennis Molinaro reveals the shocking details of Beijing’s five-decades-long effort to influence and
... Read more
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Brief History of Toronto, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 137 - A Brief History of - City Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of TorontoDiscover the rich and diverse history of Canada’s largest city in A Brief History of Toronto. From its Indigenous roots and early days as the town of York to its rise as a global cultural and economic powerhouse, this book offers a concise yet captivating look at Toronto’s evolution. Explore the key events, influential figures ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of TorontoDiscover the rich and diverse history of Canada’s largest city in A Brief History of Toronto. From its Indigenous roots and early days as the town of York to its rise as a global cultural and economic powerhouse, this book offers a concise yet captivating look at Toronto’s evolution. Explore the key events, influential figures
... Read more
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Hope by Terry Fox

by Barbara Adhiya ...

Narrated by Sarah Wilson, Evan Mackenzie ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

Featuring excerpts from Terry’s very own Marathon of Hope journal, Hope by Terry Fox shares the untold story of a well known hero — the goofy, resilient, and courageous 21-year-old who rallied a nation behind his mission.In 1976, when Terry Fox was just eighteen years old, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and his right leg was amputated just above the knee. It quickly became his mission to help ... Read more

$36.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Featuring excerpts from Terry’s very own Marathon of Hope journal, Hope by Terry Fox shares the untold story of a well known hero — the goofy, resilient, and courageous 21-year-old who rallied a nation behind his mission.In 1976, when Terry Fox was just eighteen years old, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and his right leg was amputated just above the knee. It quickly became his mission to help
... Read more
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The History of America

by History Nerds ...

Series series World History
Unabridged

3 hours 54 min

America, the land of the free and home of the brave. How much do you know of the history of modern-day America? From its discovery by Columbus to its participation in World War I and II, we can see that America has left its mark on the world. It hasn't all been plain sailing, and nobody should dare say otherwise, but has it been a success?Jump into this concise retelling of American history and ... Read more

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America, the land of the free and home of the brave. How much do you know of the history of modern-day America? From its discovery by Columbus to its participation in World War I and II, we can see that America has left its mark on the world. It hasn't all been plain sailing, and nobody should dare say otherwise, but has it been a success?Jump into this concise retelling of American history and
... Read more
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Bygone Days

by Reginald "Dutch" Thompson ...

Narrated by Kristina Uranowski ...

Unabridged

8 hours 35 min

Reginald—better known as “Dutch”—Thompson is a multi-faceted storyteller with unforgettable voices—those of Roy from Murray Harbour North, Adelaide from Bunbury, Gus from Chepstow, and countless others—to tell the stories of the Bygone days in Prince Edward Island [sometimes NS, too]. Stories that, without Dutch’s talent and care, might be remembered only by family and close friends or lost ... Read more

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Reginald—better known as “Dutch”—Thompson is a multi-faceted storyteller with unforgettable voices—those of Roy from Murray Harbour North, Adelaide from Bunbury, Gus from Chepstow, and countless others—to tell the stories of the Bygone days in Prince Edward Island [sometimes NS, too]. Stories that, without Dutch’s talent and care, might be remembered only by family and close friends or lost
... Read more
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A viagem do descobrimento

by Eduardo Bueno ...

Narrated by Eduardo Bueno ...

Series series Coleção Brasilis
Unabridged

4 hours 27 min

Embarque nas naus e caravelas da vasta frota comandada por Pedro Álvares Cabral. Circule por entre marujos lusitanos, pilotos árabes, astrólogos judeus e nobres ibéricos. Viaje com eles por mares tempestuosos, em meio a perigos desconhecidos ou calmarias enervantes. Saiba quais forças políticas moviam a esquadra que chegou ao Brasil, mergulhando no mundo da Escola de Sagres e do misterioso infante ... Read more

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Embarque nas naus e caravelas da vasta frota comandada por Pedro Álvares Cabral. Circule por entre marujos lusitanos, pilotos árabes, astrólogos judeus e nobres ibéricos. Viaje com eles por mares tempestuosos, em meio a perigos desconhecidos ou calmarias enervantes. Saiba quais forças políticas moviam a esquadra que chegou ao Brasil, mergulhando no mundo da Escola de Sagres e do misterioso infante
... Read more
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Them Days 3.4

Stories from throughout the Big Land

by Doris Saunders, John Earle, Arthur Ryland, Ellis Barney, Larry Epp, Alice Perrault, Caroline Jacque, Susan Pottle, Rosina Kalleo, James Burdett, Dorothy Goudie, Rupert McNeil, Clarice Hopkins, Eben Butt, Jack Keefe, Wallace McLean, Martin Martin, Judith Solomon, Sarah Holwell, Thorwald Perrault, Harry Paddon ...

Narrated by Aimee Chaulk, Patty Way, Jaime Brown, Ida Suarak, Morgan Mills, Jillian Larkham, Selma Suarak, Margaret Beyere, Margaret Goudie Parsons, George Way, Joan Dicker ...

Unabridged

2 hours 2 min

Stories from fishing on the Labrador coast to the fire in Nain in 1921, enjoy tales from a bygone era in Labrador. ... Read more

$6.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Stories from fishing on the Labrador coast to the fire in Nain in 1921, enjoy tales from a bygone era in Labrador.
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North-West Rebellion, The: The History and Legacy of the Native American Uprising against Canada in the Late 19th Century

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Jim Walsh ...

Unabridged

1 hour 37 min

The Métis people, later one of the three recognized aboriginal groups in Canada, were an indigenous group that came from marriages between French traders and native women, but Scotch and English cultures were also heavy influencers among the Métis. The term comes from a Latin word for “to mix” and originally referred to the children of these relationships, but the Métis would grow to become a ... Read more

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The Métis people, later one of the three recognized aboriginal groups in Canada, were an indigenous group that came from marriages between French traders and native women, but Scotch and English cultures were also heavy influencers among the Métis. The term comes from a Latin word for “to mix” and originally referred to the children of these relationships, but the Métis would grow to become a
... Read more
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Канада. Полная история страны

by Серж Нонте, Серж Нонте ...

Narrated by Константин Корольков ...

Series series История на пальцах
Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

Канада – вторая по величине страна земного шара, которая обладает бесконечным разнообразием ландшафтов и невероятными достопримечательностями. Остров Кейп-Бретон, где до сих пор слышен гэльский язык, небольшой городок Черчилль – «мировая столица белых медведей», город Луненберг - образец английского колониального поселения, где ранее жили индейский народ микмаки. Родина хоккея и кленового сиропа, ... Read more

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Канада – вторая по величине страна земного шара, которая обладает бесконечным разнообразием ландшафтов и невероятными достопримечательностями. Остров Кейп-Бретон, где до сих пор слышен гэльский язык, небольшой городок Черчилль – «мировая столица белых медведей», город Луненберг - образец английского колониального поселения, где ранее жили индейский народ микмаки. Родина хоккея и кленового сиропа,
... Read more
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Nouvelle-France

Ce qu'on aurait dû vous enseigner

by Gilles Proulx ...

Narrated by Gilles Proulx ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

Ce n'est pas d'hier que Gilles Proulx sonne l'alarme : les Québécois sont de plus en plus ignorants de leur histoire, oublieux de leurs ancêtres et inconscients du travail colossal que ceux-ci ont accompli pour poser les fondations du Québec d'aujourd'hui. C'est pour corriger ces tristes lacunes qu'au-delà des faits de guerre et autres dates marquantes, l'auteur de Nouvelle-France raconte avec ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Ce n'est pas d'hier que Gilles Proulx sonne l'alarme : les Québécois sont de plus en plus ignorants de leur histoire, oublieux de leurs ancêtres et inconscients du travail colossal que ceux-ci ont accompli pour poser les fondations du Québec d'aujourd'hui. C'est pour corriger ces tristes lacunes qu'au-delà des faits de guerre et autres dates marquantes, l'auteur de Nouvelle-France raconte avec
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Know It All

Finding the Impossible Country

by James H. Marsh ...

Narrated by James H. Marsh ...

Unabridged

11 hours 36 min

In Know It All: Finding the Impossible Country James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in Canadian publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia — what one reviewer called “the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR.” Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the ... Read more

$29.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Know It All: Finding the Impossible Country James Marsh tells of his evolution from a troubled childhood to a long career in Canadian publishing that culminated in the creation of The Canadian Encyclopedia — what one reviewer called “the intellectual equivalent of the building of the CPR.” Through friendships, curiosity, the insights of a charismatic psychiatrist, his passion for books, and the
... Read more
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Le Canada défie l’annexion

by Majdi Altaamneh ...

Narrated by Françoi Bouillon ...

Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

Le Canada défie l’annexion explore la longue et complexe histoire des tentatives d’annexion du Canada par les États-Unis , passées et présentes. De la résistance politique du Québec à la défense culturelle et économique du pays, ce livre révèle comment le Canada a continuellement repoussé les efforts pour affaiblir sa souveraineté. À travers des faits, des analyses et des récits contemporains, ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Le Canada défie l’annexion explore la longue et complexe histoire des tentatives d’annexion du Canada par les États-Unis , passées et présentes. De la résistance politique du Québec à la défense culturelle et économique du pays, ce livre révèle comment le Canada a continuellement repoussé les efforts pour affaiblir sa souveraineté. À travers des faits, des analyses et des récits contemporains,
... Read more
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Brief History of Vancouver, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook 141 - A Brief History of - City Edition
Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VancouverDiscover the fascinating history of Canada’s west coast gem in A Brief History of Vancouver. From its Indigenous origins and early European exploration to its rise as a thriving global city, this book offers a concise yet captivating look at Vancouver’s evolution. Explore the key events, cultural influences, and economic ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of VancouverDiscover the fascinating history of Canada’s west coast gem in A Brief History of Vancouver. From its Indigenous origins and early European exploration to its rise as a thriving global city, this book offers a concise yet captivating look at Vancouver’s evolution. Explore the key events, cultural influences, and economic
... Read more
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We the North

Canada's Team: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

by Doug Smith ...

Narrated by Kia Nurse, Matt Devlin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference--as the dean of our press corps, he's been in the front row for every development over the past 25 years. There's no one better placed to write a history of our team's first quarter century."--Nick Nurse, head coach, Toronto RaptorsBringing Jurassic Park to your home, a celebration of Canada's most ... Read more

$25.00 USD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference--as the dean of our press corps, he's been in the front row for every development over the past 25 years. There's no one better placed to write a history of our team's first quarter century."--Nick Nurse, head coach, Toronto RaptorsBringing Jurassic Park to your home, a celebration of Canada's most
... Read more
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Sugar And Snow: The American Colonies That Stayed British

by Randall Lynch ...

Narrated by Martin Sherrill ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

Most people know the American Revolution as the moment Britain lost America. But in 1783, the Union Jack still flew over a sprawling American empire of frozen fishing grounds, French Catholic towns, Loyalist refugee settlements, Caribbean sugar islands, Atlantic harbors, and Central American logging camps.What survived was not a footnote to the United States, but a strange and profitable patchwork ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Most people know the American Revolution as the moment Britain lost America. But in 1783, the Union Jack still flew over a sprawling American empire of frozen fishing grounds, French Catholic towns, Loyalist refugee settlements, Caribbean sugar islands, Atlantic harbors, and Central American logging camps.What survived was not a footnote to the United States, but a strange and profitable patchwork
... Read more
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Une brève histoire d’Oak Island : 200 ans à la recherche d’un trésor enfoui

by Paul Michel ...

Narrated by Paul Michel ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

Explorez deux siècles d'une chasse au trésor obsessionnelle où le mystère historique défie l'ingénierie humaine. Séparez enfin les mythes tenaces des véritables archives entourant l'une des énigmes les plus fascinantes d'Amérique du Nord. Idéale pour transformer votre trajet quotidien en une expédition immersive, cette enquête rigoureuse retrace la folie des fouilles de cette île mythique.Laissez ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explorez deux siècles d'une chasse au trésor obsessionnelle où le mystère historique défie l'ingénierie humaine. Séparez enfin les mythes tenaces des véritables archives entourant l'une des énigmes les plus fascinantes d'Amérique du Nord. Idéale pour transformer votre trajet quotidien en une expédition immersive, cette enquête rigoureuse retrace la folie des fouilles de cette île mythique.Laissez
... Read more
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Breve historia de la ciudad de Quebec: Cómo un fuerte en lo alto de un acantilado se convirtió en la cuna del Canadá francés

by Benito Galán ...

Narrated by Benito Galán ...

Unabridged

2 hours 10 min

Sumérgete en el épico choque de imperios que forjó la historia de Norteamérica desde un escarpado bastión militar. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios, este inmersivo viaje sonoro revela cómo un remoto asentamiento sobrevivió a constantes invasiones y tensiones culturales. Convierte tu rutina en una fascinante exploración del pasado colonial francófono.Siente la cruda realidad de los ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sumérgete en el épico choque de imperios que forjó la historia de Norteamérica desde un escarpado bastión militar. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios, este inmersivo viaje sonoro revela cómo un remoto asentamiento sobrevivió a constantes invasiones y tensiones culturales. Convierte tu rutina en una fascinante exploración del pasado colonial francófono.Siente la cruda realidad de los
... Read more
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Atlantic Canada History: From Ancient Indigenous Homelands to Modern Coastal Provinces

by Daniel Haverford ...

Narrated by Daniel Haverford ...

Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Uncover the dramatic maritime history of the North Atlantic, where rugged coastal survival meets imperial conflict. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive historical deep dive sweeps from ancient Indigenous homelands to the modern industrial era. Experience a world where unforgiving oceans and dense forests shaped the destiny of countless generations.Let the evocative stories of Mi'kmaw ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uncover the dramatic maritime history of the North Atlantic, where rugged coastal survival meets imperial conflict. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive historical deep dive sweeps from ancient Indigenous homelands to the modern industrial era. Experience a world where unforgiving oceans and dense forests shaped the destiny of countless generations.Let the evocative stories of Mi'kmaw
... Read more
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Lethbridge

by Terry McConnell ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Unabridged

4 hours 59 min

A love story set against the backdrop of the First World War, the events in Lethbridge unfold in disparate locales, from London to Boston, from Maine to Niagara Falls, from the trenches of wartime France to the military hospitals of England. Yet the lives of its three protagonists come together in one place: the frontier western Canadian city of Lethbridge, Alberta.Inspired by a true story, ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A love story set against the backdrop of the First World War, the events in Lethbridge unfold in disparate locales, from London to Boston, from Maine to Niagara Falls, from the trenches of wartime France to the military hospitals of England. Yet the lives of its three protagonists come together in one place: the frontier western Canadian city of Lethbridge, Alberta.Inspired by a true story,
... Read more
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Searching for Serafim

The Life and Legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes

by Ruby Smith Díaz ...

Narrated by Michelle Walker ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

The life and legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes, a trailblazing Black lifeguard, who became a cultural icon in a racist societySearching for Serafim is a layered exploration of the life of Vancouver's first lifeguard, Serafim “Joe” Fortes. A Trinidad native who arrived on the shores of Canada in 1885, Fortes was heralded as a hero in Vancouver for saving dozens of people from drowning, and his funeral ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The life and legacy of Serafim “Joe” Fortes, a trailblazing Black lifeguard, who became a cultural icon in a racist societySearching for Serafim is a layered exploration of the life of Vancouver's first lifeguard, Serafim “Joe” Fortes. A Trinidad native who arrived on the shores of Canada in 1885, Fortes was heralded as a hero in Vancouver for saving dozens of people from drowning, and his funeral
... Read more

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