Home » Archive

Articles tagged with: history

On The Line »

[11 Nov 2008]

The author and military historian Mark Zuehlke discusses his new book, Brave Battalion: The Remarkable Saga of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) in the First World War (Wiley, 2008) with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[14 Oct 2008]

Veteran foriegn correspondent and syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses his new book, American Raj: Liberation or Domination? (Key Porter, 2008) with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[18 Sep 2008]

The bestselling author, essayist, and historian Ronald Wright discusses his new book, What is America? A Short History of the New World Order (Knopf, 2008) with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[4 Aug 2008]

Vancouver Sun columnist Stephen Hume discusses his new book, Simon Fraser: In Search of Modern British Columbia (Harbour, 2008) with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[4 Aug 2008]

Historian and author Daphne Sleigh joins Joseph Planta to talk about her recent book, The Man Who Saved Vancouver (Heritage House, 2008), a biography of Vancouver’s colourful founder and champion of the city archive, Major James Skitt Matthews.

On The Line »

[4 Aug 2008]

The historian Stephen Bown talks about his new book Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver (Douglas & McIntyre, 2008) with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[4 Aug 2008]

As British Columbia celebrates its 150th anniversary, the historian Jean Barman talks to Joseph Planta about her new book, British Columbia: Spirit of the People (Harbour, 2008), a coffee table retrospective of the province’s history and people.

On The Line »

[30 Jul 2008]

In an interview taped in January 2008, journalist and communications professor Marc Edge discusses his book Asper Nation: Canada’s Most Dangerous Media Company (New Star, 2007) with Joseph Planta.

On The Line »

[21 Jul 2008]

Marketing guru Alan Middleton, also executive director of the Schulich Executive Education Centre at York University, talks to Joseph Planta about a new book he has written with Jeannette Hanna, Ikonica: A Field Guide to Canada’s Brandscape (Douglas & McIntyre, 2008).

On The Line »

[7 Jul 2008]

Bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses his new book, The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America’s Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town (Ballantine, 2008) with Joseph Planta.