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  • Hespeler History

    The Authorized Winfield Brewster Collection

    by Paul Langan ...
    The definitive history on the early history of Bergeytown, New Hope, and Hespeler, Ontario by Winfield Brewster. Featuring the following booklets:J. Hespeler, New Hope C.W. - 1951The Floodgate: Random Writings of Our Ain Folk - 1952Hespeler Yarns - 1953La Rue de Commerce; Queen St. Hespeler, Ontario, - 1954plusThe Short History of Hespeler Public Schooland rare Maps and PhotosCompiled by Paul ... Read more

    $8.73 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The True Story of the 1899 Shipwreck of the “Scotsman”:

    at Belle Isle between Newfoundland and Labrador

    by Paul Langan ...
    The “Scotsman” ocean liner slammed into Belle Isle off the northern coast of Newfoundland, September 22nd, 1899 leaving 14 dead. This tragic event turned even more devastating as firemen on the crew, hired on as “scabs” in England, began a drunken rampage and robbed passengers of their belongings.Stranded in the harsh climate of Belle Isle, men, women and children fought to survive. This harrowing ... Read more

    $5.81 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alternatives Denied - The $100,000,000 Highway 7 Fiasco

    by Paul Langan ...
    Reprint of a book released in 2000 detailing the major flaws in the proposed Highway 7 plan between Kitchener and Guelph, Ontario. ... Read more

    $2.90 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tragedy in Galt - The May 2nd, 1956, CP Rail Crash

    by Paul Langan ...
    The definitive book on the tragic CP Rail Crash May 2nd, 1956, in Galt, Ontario (now Cambridge). William Palmer and Tommy Watson lost their lives in the crash. Interviews with 4 members of the train crews that were there that day. Sixty-four years later people are still haunted by the images of that fateful day. Includes the full Inquest, photos and interviews with Ken Shillington, William Hopkins ... Read more

    $3.94 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sabotage in Hespeler

    The February 6th,1916, A.B. Jardine Munitions Factory Fire

    by Paul Langan ...
    WWI was raging and our Canadian boys were fighting and dying overseas. On February 3rd, 1916, our Parliament building in Ottawa burned to the ground under suspicious circumstances. On February 6th, 1916, the A.B. Jardine Munitions Factory in Hespeler, Ontario was destroyed by fire. Was the fire set by German spies?Paul Langan weaves a creative non-fiction short story based on the facts uncovered ... Read more

    $2.90 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Idylwild Park The Forgotten Paradise 1895-1919 (in colour)

    by Paul Langan ...
    Idylwild Park was located between Preston and Hespeler, Ontario along the Galt, Preston, Hespeler Electric Railway line.It has been over a century since it was in operation, and there is no trace of its existence now. Yet, people are intrigued to learn more about it.This booklet, for the first time, collects all the information on Idylwild Park including photos, articles, postcards, interviews and ... Read more

    $2.90 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Classic Hockey Stories

    from the golden era of pulp magazines 1930s -1950s

    by Paul Langan ...
    Series Book 1 - Classic Hockey Series
    Take a rare journey back in time to when dime novels and pulp magazines were popular. This is a one of kind book from the golden era of sports pulps. Here are the stories/novelettes/authors in this pulp hockey book. Blazing Blades - Barry Kevin, Blonde Bullet (novelette) - Giles A Lutz, Charge of the Ice Brigade (rink novel) - Joe Archibald,Double-Backed Puckster - Ralph Powers, Hockey Horoscope ... Read more

    $5.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Letters from Viking, Alberta 1926-1931

    by Paul Langan ...
    John J. Langan of Sarnia, Ontario owned land in Alberta in the 1920s and 30s near Viking and Vegreville. Letters were recently discovered with correspondence between men trying to farm and/or buy the land from Mr. Langan. Includes government correspondence over the lack of tax payments. An interesting snapshot of our early history. ... Read more

    $2.18 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Play and Coach Hockey Like 1959!

    by Paul Langan ...
    In 1959, The Royal Canadian Air Force released a series of booklets on hockey titled, Beginning Hockey, How to Play Better Hockey and Coach's Manual.They included skill development,instruction and drills for the player and coach. These booklets are being reprinted in their entirety for the first time in half a century.Go "old school" and read this book. Learn how hockey was played and taught in ... Read more

    $6.54 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Four Artists of Hespeler

    Frank Panabaker, Shirley Brent, Vera Rosenberger, Debbie Ellis

    by Paul Langan ...
    Now part of Cambridge, Ontario, the village of Hespeler has produced some amazing artists. Renowned Canadian painter Frank Panabaker is well-known to art fans. He was born in Hespeler and started his long career there.Less known is the work of Vera Rosenberger. She was a teacher for over 40 years and retired in 1960. People still remember the elaborate works of art she effortlessly drew on the ... Read more

    $4.36 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Forgotten Monorails of Canada

    by Paul Langan ...
    The definitive history of monorails in Canada from 1896 to 2020.What makes this book unique is it also reviews all the monorail proposals that have been pitched over the years not just the 6 monorails that were built. There have been many proposals. Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Montreal are some of the cities that had studies done looking at monorail as a ... Read more

    $3.94 USD

  • John “Jack” Langan

    The Legendary Irish Pugilist

    by Paul Langan ...
    John “Jack” Langan was born during the firestorm of insurrection on May 18th, 1798, at Clondalkin, Ireland. For the first time, Paul Langan has compiled a book on Ireland’s fabled pugilist.The book covers his early years. The two epic 74 and 76-round battles with England champion Tom Spring are discussed in significant detail. The book then follows Langan’s retirement in Liverpool as a publican ... Read more

    $5.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus