Here are some books that I found both useful and interesting as I was writing Flying Time. There are many excellent sites on the Internet that deal with these topics, too. SN.
FLYING TIME: BIBLIOGRAPHY
SHARAKU
Grilli, Elise. Sharaku. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1962.
Henderson, Harold G. and Louis V. Ledoux. The Surviving Works Of Sharaku. New York: E. Weyhe In Behalf Of The Society For Japanese Studies, 1939.
Kondo, Ichitaro. Toshusai Sharaku. Rutland, Vermont--Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1955.
Lane, Richard. Images From The Floating World: The Japanese Print. New York: Dorset Press, 1982.
Narazaki, Muneshige. Sharaku--The Enigmatic Ukiyo-e Master. Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International, 1983.
Neuer, Roni, Herbert Libertson and Susugu Yoshida. Ukiyo-e--250 Years Of Japanese Art. New York: Mayflower Books, 1979.
Suzuki, Juzo. Masterworks of Ukiyo-e: Sharaku. Tokyo, Japan & Palo Alto,Calif., U.S.A.: Kodansha International Ltd.,1968
WESTERN CANADIAN ART
Armstrong, Christopher and H.V. Nelles. The Painted Valley: Artists Along Alberta's Bow River, 1845-2000. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press, 2007.
Boulet, Roger. Vistas: Artists On The Canadian Pacific Railway. Calgary: Glenbow Museum, 2009.
Phillips, Walter J. and Frederick Niven. Colour In The Canadian Rockies. Toronto: Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd., 1937.
Phillips, Walter J. Technique Of The Color Wood-cut. New York: Brown-Robertson Co. Inc., 1926. Reprinted sharecom.ca, Web., 20??.
PAN AMERICAN CLIPPER, FLYING BOATS
Cohen, Stan. Wings To The Orient: Pan American Clipper Planes 1935 to 1945. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, 1985.
Dover, Ed. The Long Way Home: A Journey Into History With Captain Robert Ford. U.S.A.: Ed Dover, 2008.
Gandt, Robert L. ChinaClipper: The Age Of The Great Flying Boats, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1991.
Trautman, James. Pan American Clippers: The Golden Age Of The Flying Boats. Erin, Ontario: Boston Mills Press, 2007.
JAPANESE INTERNMENT IN CANADA
Nikkei National Museum. Karizumai: A Guide To Japanese Canadian Internment Sites. Burnaby, B.C.: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, 2012
Shimizu, Henry. Images Of Internment: A Bitter-sweet Memoir In Words And Images. Victoria, B.C.: Ti-Jean Press, 2008.
MISCELLANEOUS
Cohen, Stan. Pink Palace: The Royal Hawaiian Waikiki. Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., 1986.
Neering, Rosemary. The Canadian Housewife: An Affectionate History. Vancouver, British Columbia: Whitecap Books, 2005.