Peter Pigott is Canada’s foremost aviation author. Among his accomplishments are the histories of Air Canada, Trans Canada Airlines, and Canadian Airlines. He is the author of From Far and Wide, Sailing Seven Seas, Canada in Sudan and many more books. He lives in Ottawa.
24 Ebooks by Peter Pigott
Peter Pigott: Canada in Afghanistan
It has been said that Canada is a country with too much geography and too little history. Afghanistan has too much of both. As the war escalates in Afghanistan, more Canadians are asking what we are …
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English
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€7.49
Peter Pigott: Taming the Skies
It is a cruel irony of history that as we celebrate the centenary of flight on December 17, 2003, aviation is in a tailspin and airlines are disappearing in Canada. Yet flight itself remains one of h …
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English
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€9.49
Peter Pigott: Wings Across Canada
From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up of …
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English
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€9.49
Peter Pigott: Sailing Seven Seas
Under Canadian Pacific’s red-and-white-checkered flag, the company’s founders, George Stephen and William C. Van Horne, created a rail-sea service from Liverpool to Hong Kong. Boasting sternwheelers, …
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English
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€7.49
Peter Pigott: Flying Canucks
Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation’s history.
As early as 1908, having read the Wright br …
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English
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€6.49
Peter Pigott: Flying Canucks II
Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation. Technologies evolve and national priorities change, but the qualities …
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English
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€6.49
Peter Pigott: On Canadian Wings
Be prepared to soar! Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, dont miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight …
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English
DRM
€9.49
Peter Pigott: Royal Transport
The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols. With dry humour and a keen sense of history, Pete …
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English
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€9.49
Peter Pigott: Air Canada
Begun as a social experiment in 1937, Air Canada has evolved into one of the world’s greatest airlines.
Air Canada: The History explores a modern miracle that has made commercial air travel in our …
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English
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€7.49
Peter Pigott: Brace for Impact
Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.
The history of air accidents …
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English
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€12.99
Peter Pigott: Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle
The Aviation Pioneers of Canada 7-Book Bundle presents the high-flying insight of Peter Pigott, in a special collection chronicling the aviators, aircraft, and drama of over a century of Canadian …
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€36.99
Peter Pigott: From Far and Wide
In the early 20th century the Canadian North was a mystery, but the Canadian military stepped in, and this book explores its historic activities in Canada’s Arctic.
Is the Canadian North a state of …
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English
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€7.49
Peter Pigott: Canada in Sudan
An ancient Arab proverb states, ‘When Allah made the Sudan, he laughed.’ Had he known the country’s future, he would have done better to cry. To most of the world, Sudan means Darfur and the tragedy …
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English
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€7.49
Peter Pigott: From Far and Wide
In the early 20th century the Canadian North was a mystery, but the Canadian military stepped in, and this book explores its historic activities in Canada’s Arctic. Is the Canadian North a state of …
PDF
English
DRM
€30.01
Peter Pigott: Air Canada
Begun as a social experiment in 1937, Air Canada has evolved into one of the world’s greatest airlines. Air Canada: The History explores a modern miracle that has made commercial air travel in our …
PDF
English
DRM
€36.06
Peter Pigott: Canada in Afghanistan
It has been said that Canada is a country with too much geography and too little history. Afghanistan has too much of both. As the war escalates in Afghanistan, more Canadians are asking what we are …
PDF
English
DRM
€36.01
Peter Pigott: On Canadian Wings
Be prepared to soar! Whether you are an aviation enthusiast, history buff, or air traveller, dont miss the third in a series of photo essays on aviation in Canada, covering almost 100 years of flight …
PDF
English
DRM
€50.77
Peter Pigott: Flying Canucks II
Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation. Technologies evolve and national priorities change, but the qualities …
PDF
English
DRM
€19.43
Peter Pigott: Flying Canucks
Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation’s history. As early as 1908, having read the Wright …
PDF
English
DRM
€20.98
Peter Pigott: Royal Transport
The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols. With dry humour and a keen sense of history, …
PDF
English
DRM
€50.61
Peter Pigott: Taming the Skies
It is a cruel irony of history that as we celebrate the centenary of flight on December 17, 2003, aviation is in a tailspin and airlines are disappearing in Canada. Yet flight itself remains one of …
PDF
English
DRM
€51.01
Peter Pigott: Wings Across Canada
From the eccentric Fairey Battle to the lethal-looking CF-18, from modern airliners that have no defects (and no character) to the classic North Star (which had both), here is the ultimate line-up of …
PDF
English
DRM
€45.48
Peter Pigott: Sailing Seven Seas
Under Canadian Pacific’s red-and-white-checkered flag, the company’s founders, George Stephen and William C. Van Horne, created a rail-sea service from Liverpool to Hong Kong. Boasting sternwheelers, …
PDF
English
DRM
€35.98
Peter Pigott: Canada in Sudan
An ancient Arab proverb states, "When Allah made the Sudan, he laughed." Had he known the country’s future, he would have done better to cry. To most of the world, Sudan means Darfur and …
PDF
English
DRM
€35.83
