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The third volume of the ecclesiastcall historie: containing the acts and monuments of martyrs, with a generall discourse of these later persecutions, horrible troubles and tumults, stirred up by Romish prelates in the church : with diuers other things incident, especially to this realme of England and Scotland, as partly also to all other forraine nations appertaining, from the time of Queene Maries entering upon the crowne, to the reigne of of our late gracious soveraigne Queen Elizabeth of blessed memorie. Whereunto are annexed certaine additions, unto the time of our soueraigne Lord King Charles now raigning.

Item is the third volume of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which describes the sufferings of Protestants in England and Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary, Elizabeth I, and the beginning of the reign of Charles I.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

The second volume of the ecclesiastcall historie: containing the acts and monuments of martyrs, with a generall discourse of these later persecutions, horrible troubles and tumults, stirred up by Romish prelates in the church : with diuers other things incident, especially to this realme of England and Scotland, as partly also to all other forraine nations appertaining, from the time of King Henry the eighth, until the beginning of the reigne of Queene Mary

Item is the second volume of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which describes the sufferings of Protestants in England and Scotland from the reign of King Henry VIII up until the start of the reign of Queen Mary.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

Acts and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happening in the church, with a universal historie of the same : Wherein is set forth at large, the whole race and course of the church, from the primitive age to these later times of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, fought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practiced by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Now again, as it was recognised, perused, and recommended to the studious reader

Item is the first volume of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, which describes the sufferings of Protestants in England and Scotland from the founding of the Church until 1508.

Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

Acts and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happening in the Church, with an universall historie of the same. Wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these later times of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelats, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Now againe. The seventh time newly imprinted. Whereunto are annexed certaine additions of like persecutions, which have happened in these later times.

Item is the first volume of a text popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, a Protestant religious history and martyrology first published by John Day in 1563. The book recounts the persecution of Protestants and forerunners of Protestantism by the Catholic Church, particularly in England and Scotland, up to 1508. The work includes a chronology, reprinted letters, transcripts of interrogations, and text of debates, and contains a section on foreign martyrs. Foxe's work was highly influential and helped to shape lasting notions of English nationalism and anti-Catholicism. It is also considered an early, impressive example of biographical writing in post-Reformation Britain.

Early modern Britain collection

  • CA MRUASC C0015
  • Collection
  • 1590-1909, predominant 1590-1798

Collection mainly consists of books and pamphlets published in England and Scotland between 1500 and 1800. Collection contains three subject-based series: English Civil Wars, witch trials, and the Popish Plot. Collection also contains satirical prints, daily news periodicals, novels and poetry, religious texts, a cookbook, and a herbal.

Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library Vol. 4

Volume 4 ranges from Pet-Z in the Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library. Item contains facsimiles of card catalogues describing the holdings of the Glenbow Historical Library from 1955-1973. The Library of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute was a research library which served the needs of researchers in the history and development of Western and Northern Canada. The Library focused on acquiring material related to the Prairie region of Canada and its bordering states. Two important collections, the Canadiana library of D.C. Coleman, a former president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and an Arctic collection from Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, are contained here.

Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library Vol. 3

Volume 3 ranges from In-Pes in the Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library. Item contains facsimiles of card catalogues describing the holdings of the Glenbow Historical Library from 1955-1973. The Library of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute was a research library which served the needs of researchers in the history and development of Western and Northern Canada. The Library focused on acquiring material related to the Prairie region of Canada and its bordering states. Two important collections, the Canadiana library of D.C. Coleman, a former president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and an Arctic collection from Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, are contained here.

Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library Vol. 2

Volume 2 ranges from Cop-Im in the Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library. Item contains facsimiles of card catalogues describing the holdings of the Glenbow Historical Library from 1955-1973. The Library of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute was a research library which served the needs of researchers in the history and development of Western and Northern Canada. The Library focused on acquiring material related to the Prairie region of Canada and its bordering states. Two important collections, the Canadiana library of D.C. Coleman, a former president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and an Arctic collection from Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, are contained here.

Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library Vol. 1

Volume I ranges from A-Coo in the Catalogue of the Glenbow Historical Library. Item contains facsimiles of card catalogues describing the holdings of the Glenbow Historical Library from 1955-1973. The Library of the Glenbow-Alberta Institute was a research library which served the needs of researchers in the history and development of Western and Northern Canada. The Library focused on acquiring material related to the Prairie region of Canada and its bordering states. Two important collections, the Canadiana library of D.C. Coleman, a former president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and an Arctic collection from Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic explorer, are contained here.

Report and documents in reference to the Canadian Pacific railway

Item contains the following: Explorations in northern British Columbia and Peace River district -- Explorations in the Prairie region -- The railway route west of Red River -- Surveys and explorations in the Woodland region -- Construction -- Rolling stock -- General services -- Contracts -- The Pacific railway telegraph -- Appendixes no. 1-24.

The American fur trade of the Far West : a history of the pioneer trading posts and early fur companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the overland commerce with Santa Fe

Volume 1. [Part 1]. Character of the business -- Relations with the Indians -- Evil effects of competition -- The liquor traffic -- Characteristic features of the fur trade -- Trading posts -- The trapping fraternity -- Life in the wilderness -- [Part 2]Louisiana -- Rise of the American fur trade -- St. Louis -- Expeditions of 1807 -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Manuel Lisa, its founder -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Sketch of its varied career -- Crooks and McLellan -- Astoria.--Origin and scope of the project -- Astoria.--The expedition by sea -- Astoria.--The Overland expedition--West -- Astoria.--Beginnings on the Columbia and the Overland expedition -- Astoria.--The course of events on the Columbia -- Astoria.--Review of the enterprise -- Astoria.--Its author and the "sources of his inspiration" -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Under William H. Ashley -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Adventures of Jedediah S. Smith -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Its later history-- The American Fur Company.--Establishment of the Western Department -- The American Fur Company.--The Upper Missouri outfit -- The American Fur Company.--Stress of competition -- The American Fur Company.--1834-1843 -- The American Fur Company.--Methods and men -- Captain Bonneville -- Nathaniel J. Wyeth.-- The Oregon Trail -- Volume 2. The Santa Fe trade--Santa Fe -- The Santa Fe trade--historical sketch -- The Santa Fe trade--character of the business -- The Santa Fe trade--the trail -- The Santa Fe trade--incidents of the trail -- The war of 1812 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1819-1820 -- The Aricara campaign of 1823 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1825 -- The smallpox scourge of 1837 -- Military occupation -- Geographical and scientific explorations -- Missionary work -- "The lost trappers" -- The battle of Pierre's Hole -- The death of Henry Vanderburgh -- The battle of Fort McKenzie -- Smuggling liquor of the Missouri -- Rose and Beckwourth, the Crow chiefs--Alexander Harvey, desperado -- Miraculous escape of Hugh Glass -- The treachery of Mike Fink -- The adventures of John Colter -- The Rocky Mountains -- Valleys and plains -- Rivers and lakes--the Missouri system and the plains rivers -- Rivers and lakes--the Colorado ad Columbia systems and the great basin -- Flora -- Fauna--the buffalo, beaver, and bear -- Fauna--other species of interest in the fur trade -- Native tribes--general observations -- Native tribes of the Missouri basin -- Native tribes of the southwest and the tra-Montane country -- Volume 3. Appendices.

The American fur trade of the Far West : a history of the pioneer trading posts and early fur companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the overland commerce with Santa Fe

Volume 1. [Part 1]. Character of the business -- Relations with the Indians -- Evil effects of competition -- The liquor traffic -- Characteristic features of the fur trade -- Trading posts -- The trapping fraternity -- Life in the wilderness -- [Part 2]Louisiana -- Rise of the American fur trade -- St. Louis -- Expeditions of 1807 -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Manuel Lisa, its founder -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Sketch of its varied career -- Crooks and McLellan -- Astoria.--Origin and scope of the project -- Astoria.--The expedition by sea -- Astoria.--The Overland expedition--West -- Astoria.--Beginnings on the Columbia and the Overland expedition -- Astoria.--The course of events on the Columbia -- Astoria.--Review of the enterprise -- Astoria.--Its author and the "sources of his inspiration" -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Under William H. Ashley -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Adventures of Jedediah S. Smith -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Its later history-- The American Fur Company.--Establishment of the Western Department -- The American Fur Company.--The Upper Missouri outfit -- The American Fur Company.--Stress of competition -- The American Fur Company.--1834-1843 -- The American Fur Company.--Methods and men -- Captain Bonneville -- Nathaniel J. Wyeth.-- The Oregon Trail -- Volume 2. The Santa Fe trade--Santa Fe -- The Santa Fe trade--historical sketch -- The Santa Fe trade--character of the business -- The Santa Fe trade--the trail -- The Santa Fe trade--incidents of the trail -- The war of 1812 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1819-1820 -- The Aricara campaign of 1823 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1825 -- The smallpox scourge of 1837 -- Military occupation -- Geographical and scientific explorations -- Missionary work -- "The lost trappers" -- The battle of Pierre's Hole -- The death of Henry Vanderburgh -- The battle of Fort McKenzie -- Smuggling liquor of the Missouri -- Rose and Beckwourth, the Crow chiefs--Alexander Harvey, desperado -- Miraculous escape of Hugh Glass -- The treachery of Mike Fink -- The adventures of John Colter -- The Rocky Mountains -- Valleys and plains -- Rivers and lakes--the Missouri system and the plains rivers -- Rivers and lakes--the Colorado ad Columbia systems and the great basin -- Flora -- Fauna--the buffalo, beaver, and bear -- Fauna--other species of interest in the fur trade -- Native tribes--general observations -- Native tribes of the Missouri basin -- Native tribes of the southwest and the tra-Montane country -- Volume 3. Appendices.

The American fur trade of the Far West : a history of the pioneer trading posts and early fur companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the overland commerce with Santa Fe

Volume 1. [Part 1]. Character of the business -- Relations with the Indians -- Evil effects of competition -- The liquor traffic -- Characteristic features of the fur trade -- Trading posts -- The trapping fraternity -- Life in the wilderness -- [Part 2]Louisiana -- Rise of the American fur trade -- St. Louis -- Expeditions of 1807 -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Manuel Lisa, its founder -- The Missouri Fur Company.--Sketch of its varied career -- Crooks and McLellan -- Astoria.--Origin and scope of the project -- Astoria.--The expedition by sea -- Astoria.--The Overland expedition--West -- Astoria.--Beginnings on the Columbia and the Overland expedition -- Astoria.--The course of events on the Columbia -- Astoria.--Review of the enterprise -- Astoria.--Its author and the "sources of his inspiration" -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Under William H. Ashley -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Adventures of Jedediah S. Smith -- The Rocky Mountain Fur Company.--Its later history-- The American Fur Company.--Establishment of the Western Department -- The American Fur Company.--The Upper Missouri outfit -- The American Fur Company.--Stress of competition -- The American Fur Company.--1834-1843 -- The American Fur Company.--Methods and men -- Captain Bonneville -- Nathaniel J. Wyeth.-- The Oregon Trail -- Volume 2. The Santa Fe trade--Santa Fe -- The Santa Fe trade--historical sketch -- The Santa Fe trade--character of the business -- The Santa Fe trade--the trail -- The Santa Fe trade--incidents of the trail -- The war of 1812 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1819-1820 -- The Aricara campaign of 1823 -- The Yellowstone expedition of 1825 -- The smallpox scourge of 1837 -- Military occupation -- Geographical and scientific explorations -- Missionary work -- "The lost trappers" -- The battle of Pierre's Hole -- The death of Henry Vanderburgh -- The battle of Fort McKenzie -- Smuggling liquor of the Missouri -- Rose and Beckwourth, the Crow chiefs--Alexander Harvey, desperado -- Miraculous escape of Hugh Glass -- The treachery of Mike Fink -- The adventures of John Colter -- The Rocky Mountains -- Valleys and plains -- Rivers and lakes--the Missouri system and the plains rivers -- Rivers and lakes--the Colorado ad Columbia systems and the great basin -- Flora -- Fauna--the buffalo, beaver, and bear -- Fauna--other species of interest in the fur trade -- Native tribes--general observations -- Native tribes of the Missouri basin -- Native tribes of the southwest and the tra-Montane country -- Volume 3. Appendices.

Two centuries of fur-trading, 1723-1923 : romance of the Revillon family

Item is a translation of Histoire d'une famille & d'une industrie pendant deux siècles, 1723-1923. The book contains the following chapters:
To Mr. Marcel Sexě -- Fur and fashion -- Revillon goes to Rue de Rivoli -- Beginning and developments in London -- Beginning and developments in London -- On the North American Continent- The story of New York -- Fur collecting hazards in Canada -- The North West Canadian posts -- The Edmonton depot -- Nanook, an Eskimo hunter -- Revillon Frères in Russia and the Far East -- The secret of smooth working.

The Gazette

Item is a mountaineering periodical published by the Alpine Club of Canada. Issues are published semiannually. Item also contains a CD-ROM containing a year-by-year summary of one hundred years of the publication from 1907-2007.

Annual camp

Item is a number of pamphlets describing the location, dates, accomodations, charges, transportation, climbs, expeditions, and other information about the annual camp held in national parks by the Alpine Club of Canada

Banff Club House

Item contains five volumes of an annual pamphlet describing the location, accomodations, charges, reservations, activities and annual camp run by the Alpine Club of Canada. Pamphlets are from the 1928, 1930, 1937, 1942, and 1954 seasons.

The Imperial Highway

Item is an account of the author's journey on the R.M. Steamship 'The Empress of Britain' from Liverpool to Quebec, across to Vancouver via the Canadian Pacific Railway, by ship to Japan on the 'SS Empress of Japan', and of his travels in Japan, China, and Hong Kong.

England and Canada : a summer tour between old and new Westminster, with historical notes

Book describes a trip across England and Canada. The table of contents includes:
Introductory -- Halifax to Liverpool -- England -- England (continued) -- England to Canada -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax to Quebec -- Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa -- Toronto to Lake Superior -- Lake Superior to Winnipeg -- Winnipeg, Hudson's Bay Company, Lord Selkirk -- Winnipeg to Calgary -- Calgary to the summit -- Down Kicking-Horse Valley -- To the summit of the Selkirks -- Down the Ille-celle-waet -- Down the Ille-celle-waet (continued) -- Through the Eagle Pass -- Kamloops to the coast -- On Pacific waters -- British Columbia -- Home from the northern Pacific -- The Indians -- The Canadian Pacific Railway -- Conclusion.

The conquest of Mount Logan

Item is an individually bound journal article that was originally published in volume LXVIII no. 1 of The Geographical Journal, bound in a custom binding.

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