
Moses in Canada: Throughout the 1850s, the legendary Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman planned her operations from a base in Upper Canada.
Also in this issue: Reel Failure: Canada's first war movie was supposed to energize the domestic film industry. Instead, it turned into an epic flop. | The Thistle and the Cross: The obituary of a Scottish nun in New France opens a path that leads back to King Henry VIII and Mary, Queen of Scots. | Cold War Computing: Royal Canadian Navy officer James Louis Belyea conceived the world's first wireless computer network in a top secret naval project.
Plus regular features: Currents, Trading Post, Destinations, Album, Books, History Matters.