THE AMAZING STORIES SERIES
Interesting books on hundreds of different topics
Looking for quick Canadian reads about animals, gold hunters, historical figures, lawmakers, shipwrecks, true crime, Canadian history, and many others subjects? Check out the Amazing Stories from Heritage House Publishing!
Amazing Biographies
- Cornelius O'Keefe: The Life, Loves, and Legacy of an Okanagan Rancher
- David Thompson: A Life of Adventure and Discovery
- Emily Carr: The Incredible Life and Adventures of a West Coast Artist
- Frances Barkley: Eighteenth-century Seafarer
- Henry Hudson: Doomed Navigator and Explorer
- James MacLeod: The Red Coats' First True Leader
- John McCrae: Beyond Flanders Fields
- Native Chiefs and Famous Métis: Leadership and Bravery in the Canadian West
- Robert Service: The True Adventures of Yukon’s Favourite Bard
- Sam Steele and the Northwest Rebellion: The Trail of 1885
- Sir John Franklin: Expeditions to Destiny
- Yip Sang: And the First Chinese Canadians
Amazing Stories about Women
- Emily Carr: The Incredible Life and Adventures of a West Coast Artist
- The Famous Five: Canada’s Crusaders for Women’s Rights
- Flourishing and Free: More Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island
- On Their Own Terms: True Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island
- Rebel Women: Achievements Beyond the Ordinary
- Rebel Women of the Gold Rush: Extraordinary Achievements and Daring Adventures
- Rebel Women of the West Coast: Their Triumphs, Tragedies and Lasting Legacies
Amazing Stories of Indigenous People and People of Colour
Exploration and Innovation; Shipwrecks and History
Amazing Nautical & Maritime Stories
- Arctic Explorers: In Search of the Northwest Passage
- Code Name Habbakuk: A Secret Ship Made of Ice
- The Final Voyage of the Valencia
- Fire Canoes: Steamboats on Great Canadian Rivers
- Frances Barkley: Eighteenth-century Seafarer
- The Fur-Trade Fleet: Shipwrecks of the Hudson’s Bay Company
- The Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck Tales from the Depths of History
- A Long, Dangerous Coastline: Shipwreck Tales from Alaska to California
- The Luck of the Karluk: Shipwrecked in the Arctic
Mysteries, Murders, Crimes, and Scandals
Amazing True Crime Stories
- British Columbia Murders: Notorious Cases and Unsolved Mysteries
- CSI Alberta: The Secrets of Skulls and Skeletons
- Dirty Thirties Desperadoes: Forgotten Victims of the Great Depression
- Hoaxes and Hexes: Daring Deceptions and Mysterious Curses
- The Law and the Lawless: Frontier Justice in British Columbia and Yukon, 1858-1911
- The Law and the Lawless: Frontier Justice in British Columbia and Yukon, 1913-1935
- The Law and the Lawless: Frontier Justice on the Canadian Prairies, 1873-1895
- The Law and the Lawless: Frontier Justice on the Canadian Prairies 1896-1935
- The Lost Lemon Mine: An Unsolved Mystery of the Old West
- The Man Who was Hanged by a Thread: And Other Tales from BC’s First Lawmen
- Prairie Murders: Mysteries, Crimes and Scandals
- Rescue Dogs: Crime and Rescue Canines in the Canadian Rockies
- Rum-Runners and Renegades: Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest, 1917-2012
- Scoundrels and Saloons: Whisky Wars of the Pacific Northwest 1840–1917
- Searching for the Pitt Lake Gold: Facts and Fantasy in the Legend of Slumach
- Smugglers of the West: Tales of Contraband and Crooks
- Whisky Wars of the Canadian West: Fifty Years of Battles Against the Bottle
Conflicts, pioneers, and innovation
Amazing Tales from History
- Cariboo Gold Rush: The Stampede that Made BC
- The Chilcotin War: A Tale of Death and Reprisal
- Enemy Offshore!: Japan's Secret War on North America's West Coast
- Fire Canoes: Steamboats on Great Canadian Rivers
- Flying on Instinct: Canada's Bush Pilot Pioneers
- Gold Fever: Incredible Tales of the Klondike Gold Rush
- High Peaks Engineering: Rocky Mountain Marvels
- Hudson’s Bay Company Adventures: Tales of Canada's Fur Traders
- The Mounties: Tales of Adventure and Danger from the Early Days
- The Pig War: The Last Canada–US Border Conflict
- Riding on the Wild Side: Tales of Adventure in the Canadian West
- The Spanish on the Northwest Coast: For Glory, God and Gain
- Treasure Under the Tundra: Canada’s Arctic Diamonds
- Wilderness Tales: Adventures in the Backcountry
Dogs, cats, horses, and more!
Amazing Animal Stories
- Great Cat Stories: Memorable Tales of Remarkable Cats
- Great Dog Stories: Heartwarming Tales of Remarkable Dogs
- Hearts in the Wild: Inspiring Stories of Animal Rescues
- Horses, Hounds and Other Critters: Humorous Tales of Rural Life
- Inspiring Animal Tales: Heartwarming Stories of Courage and Devotion
- More Great Cat Stories: Incredible Tales About Exceptional Cats
- More Great Dog Stories: Inspirational Tales About Exceptional Dogs
- Polar Bears: The Arctic’s Fearless Great Wanderers
- Rescue Dogs: Crime and Rescue Canines in the Canadian Rockies