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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 NEW! Black Loyalists in New BrunswickThe lives of eight African Americans in colonial New Brunswick 1783-1834 |
Among the Loyalists who were transported to the shores of New Brunswick by the British after their defeat by revolutionary Americans were several hundred African Americans. Like their … | Stephen Davidson | 146 | 2020 | View |
 Burnley “Rocky” Jones (Autobiography)Revolutionary |
Born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia, Burnley “Rocky” Jones is one of Canada’s most important figures of social justice. Often referred to as Canada’s Stokely Carmichael, Jones was tirelessly … | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 280 | 2016 | View |
 NEW! Ghosts in a Photograph |
In Ghosts in a Photograph, award-winning nonfiction writer Myrna Kostash delves into the lives of her grandparents, all of whom moved from Galicia, now present-day Ukraine, to Alberta at the turn … | Myrna Kostash | 304 | 2022 | View |
 No Place For A Woman |
As a young woman, the late Ella Manuel left the busy shipping community of Lewisporte, Newfoundland, for the wider world in the 1920s, but eventually returned to the island, as a single mother, … | Antony Berger | 318 | 2020 | View |
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From About This Book |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 6 | 2016 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! ForewordFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
The forward reflects on the author’s connection to the past and connection to their family through old photographs, discussing emigration, immigration, the old country of Galicia, … | Myrna Kostash | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionLaying the Foundation for the Black Experience in Canada |
In the Introduction, Davidson outlines the arrival of the Black Loyalists in Canada and describes the experience they would have had upon arrival. | Stephen Davidson | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
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From PrefaceFrom: No Place For A Woman |
The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. | Antony Berger | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From NEW! MapsFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Maps of Galicia, in context to the historical periods discussed throughout the book. | Myrna Kostash | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
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From On the Marsh |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 24 | 2016 | $2.40 Add |
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From Telling Her Own StoryFrom: No Place For A Woman |
The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. | Antony Berger | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! Thomas HideNew Brunswick’s First Black Loyalist |
This chapter begins the story of Thomas Hide, one of the first black loyalists to arrive in New Brunswick, as an indentured servant. The chapter describes the political and military situation … | Stephen Davidson | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From A Lewisporte ChildhoodFrom: No Place For A Woman |
The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. | Antony Berger | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! Notes on Dates and Place NamesFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Notes on the dates and place names relevant to the text. | Myrna Kostash | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From On the Road and in the Streets |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 23 | 2016 | $2.30 Add |
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From NEW! Thomas HideThe Quest for Land |
This chapter continues the story of Thomas Hide after his arrival in New Brunswick and follows his efforts to find a job and buy land for himself. | Stephen Davidson | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
