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  Pirates of the Atlantic

  Dan Conlin

  The reality beyond the myths and stories about pirates operating off the Canadian coast.

  $24.95, Paperback
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  Oak Island's First Visitors: Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars

  Doug Symons

  New evidence and research documenting periods of European presence – likely Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars – on Oak Island from 500 to 1200 CE.

  $29.95, Paperback
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  Oak Island Illustrated

  John Bell

  A full-colour illustrated book bringing together every major theory about who buried treasure on Nova Scotia’s famed Oak Island, explaining how they could have done it and why they selected this remote location — heavily illustrated with artwork, photographs, maps and artifacts.

  $29.95, Paperback
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  Oak Island and its Lost Treasure

  Graham Harris, Les MacPhie

  Two experienced mining engineers familiar with the history of mining technologies reveal the time period and the design logic of the flood tunnels which have prevented looting of the treasure buried on Nova Scotia's Oak Island.

  $27.95, Paperback
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  Strange & Supernatural

  Barbara Whitby

  Spine chilling accounts of supernatural stories of the Maritimes.

  $9.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 11-18
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  Strange Events of Ontario

  Andrew Hind, Maria Da Silva

  Read up on the eerie events of Ontario's history that will challenge reason and provoke curiosity.

  $9.95, Paperback
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  Plunder & Pillage

  Harold Horwood

  Plenty of fast-paced action by lawless pillagers and opportunists.

  $24.95, Paperback
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  Folklore of Nova Scotia

  Mary L Fraser, Ian Brodie

  A new edition of a classic book on Nova Scotia's rich folklore traditions.

  $19.95, Paperback
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  Pirates of the Atlantic

  Dan Conlin

  The reality beyond the myths and stories about pirates operating off the Canadian coast.

  $19.95, Paperback
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  Ghost Town Stories of Ontario

  Maria Da Silva, Andrew Hind

  Ontario is rich in ghost towns, communities that were once thriving but which have been reduced to mere shadows of their former selves. Nine villages -- including silver camps, fishing ports, crossroads hamlets, and farming settlements -- come alive on the pages of this book.

  $9.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 11-18
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  Alison's Ghosts

  Mary Alice Downie, John Downie

  Alison is held captive by the powers of a mysterious pipe bowl belonging to a Mi"kmaq shaman. The bowl takes her back in time where she forms friendships with troubled ghosts. She must uncover the history of the pipe before she is consumed by the grim fate of the pipe's beholders.

  $8.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 6-10

  Reading level: Grade 3

  Lexile Reading Level: 680L
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  Captain Salvation

  Frederick William Wallace, M. Brook Taylor

  Captain Salvation is a little-known novel of Maritimers at sea, now brought back into print in this new addition to Formac's Fiction Treasures collection.

  $16.95, Paperback
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  Strange Events and More

  Johanna Bertin

  Myths and legends abound with tales of giants and their feats of exceptional strength, witches and their powers of good and evil, and the miraculous abilities of healers and medicine men. The past comes alive in this selection of stories about extraordinary Canadians who have lived unusual lives.

  $9.95, Paperback
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  The Dreadful Truth: The Halifax Citadel

  Vicki Grant, Graham Pilsworth

  In her book, Vicki Grant reveals lots of surprising and funny facts about what life was like at the Halifax Citadel in the late 1800s. It's history with a twist.

  $8.95, Paperback

  Interest ages: 8-13
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  Best Maritime Short Stories

  George Peabody

  Best Maritime Short Stories is a wonderful introduction to the exciting contemporary literature of Canada's Maritime Provinces.

  $19.95, Paperback