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Chapters 46-50

From: My Road from Damascus

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Includes the chapters "The President Welcomed War", "A Checkpoint by Barada River", "Telephones Ringing, People Dying", and "My Family Almost Kidnapped". … 44 $4.40 Add
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Coolness, Courage, and Skill

From: Asleep in the Deep

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This chapter summarizes the experience of Canadian nurses through the details of one woman’s service. Anna Stamers’ and other’s endurance and courage is described. 6 $0.60 Add
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Heroes

From: Man at the Airport

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This chapter covers the author’s attempts to seek refuge in Canada. 11 $1.10 Add
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She Was So Beautiful My Heart Moved

From: From Bombs to Books

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Describes the experience of an Afghan man forced into army service to graduate from school who marries a half-Russian, half-Uzbek woman and their escape the violence of the area to come to … 18 $1.80 Add
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The 1956-1957 Refugee Movement in the Context of Hungarian Immigration to Canada since the Late 19th Century

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

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The main purpose of this paper is to examine the 1956 refugee experience, place it in the context of a century and a half of Hungarian immigration to Canada, and establish to what extent and in … 29 $3.77 Add
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The Death March: The Story of Léo Vienneau

Chapter Nine

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

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Chapter Nine focuses on the story of Léo Vienneau from Caraquet Island, New Brunswick, describing his time with the riflemen of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, time as a corporal with B Company, … 13 $1.30 Add
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The Rice Chest

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She recalls going back to her childhood home with her daughters. 4 $0.40 Add
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The True North Strong and Free

From: Imagined Truths

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The author talks about emigrating to Canada. 35 $3.50 Add
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Transcontinental removal

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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The trip from Vancouver to the internment camp in Angler Ontario ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Troubles at the Admiralty

From: Churchill and Fisher

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Historian Barry Gough provides a thorough examination of Winston Churchill’s and Jack Fisher’s troubles at the Admiralty in 1915 as they relate to the Dardanelles and the … 49 $4.90 Add
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“A beating every day”: The Story of Léo Pitre

Chapter Ten

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

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Chapter Ten focuses on the story of Léo Pitre from Jacquet River, New Brunswick, describing his time in Hong Kong in 1941 with the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, capture … 21 $2.10 Add
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A Postcard from Germany

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He muses on emigration and escape from Vietnam, and recounts a scam and failed escape attempt. 4 $0.40 Add
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Arrival and Reception: Hungarian Refugees, 1956–1957

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

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The government of Canada is well organized to recruit, screen, transport, and receive large numbers of immigrants. The situation was not different in the mid-1950s. In 1956, 165,000 immigrants … 33 $4.29 Add
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Chapters 51-54

From: My Road from Damascus

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Includes the chapters "Passports and Visas", "Dubai", "The Upside-Down Coffee Cup of God", and "The World Keeps Turning . . . So Do We". Topics discussed … 46 $4.60 Add
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First weeks at Angler

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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Outlines the first few weeks at Angler ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Greatest Country on Earth

From: Imagined Truths

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The author reflects on his life, American and Canadian culture and patriotism, and belonging. 20 $2.00 Add