Geography

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The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Five of this title, entitled "Farewell" discuss the end of Stuart Hodgson’s career in the North and the long lasting impact he had on the region. Topics discussed … 6 $0.60 Add
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The Late Paleocene World
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The Late Paleocene World

From: Runaway Climate

The Late Paleocene World (continental configuration and connections, narrow Atlantic basin, warm climate, no glacial ice) and Paleocene climate drivers (GHGs, ocean currents, Milankovitch cycles, … 13 $1.30 Add
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“The Lost Tribe of a Lost Tribe”

“The Lost Tribe of a Lost Tribe”

Black British Columbia and the Poetics of Space

From: Black Geographies

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The “Lucky” Ones
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The “Lucky” Ones

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter explores Toronto’s underground construction workers from the late 1940s through the 1970s. The chapter traces the deadly conditions faced by tunnellers building the Yonge and … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Navy, 1956–58 88

The Navy, 1956–58 88

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at his time in the Navy and the decision for the path his life would take afterwards. 1956-58 ; 4 $0.40 Add
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The Next Thing to God

The Next Thing to God

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Northwest Arm

The Northwest Arm

From: South End Boy

1930s and 1940s Halifax. The northwest arm 7 $0.70 Add
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The Reelection Campaign

The Reelection Campaign

From: How We Changed Toronto

1980. Sewell’s reelection campaign 28 $2.80 Add
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“The Sewers of the ‘Sweet Life’”
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“The Sewers of the ‘Sweet Life’”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter examines the intersection of Italian-Canadian identity, union activism, and workplace safety in Toronto during 1961 and 1962. Fernandes explains how strikes, threats of violence … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Story Lives On

The Story Lives On

From: Titanic Remembered

Looks at the fascination that has persisted regarding the Titanic, the searches for the ships and the discovery of it in 1985, outlines the Titanic Sites in Halifax 8 $0.80 Add
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The Top of the World

The Top of the World

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Toronto Troubles
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The Toronto Troubles

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter traces the criminal violence and union racketeering that consumed Toronto’s construction industry in 1972 and 1973, including the bombings of Acme Lathing and the attempted … 13 $1.30 Add
Their Town

Their Town

The Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine

This book is a classic of its kind — a no-holds-barred portrait of Hamilton civic life in the 1970s. The focus is on power — and the powerful. On the surface, power was wielded by the … 166 View
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Three Lessons in Politics

Three Lessons in Politics

From: How We Changed Toronto

1970s. Three lessons Sewell learned through mistakes and issues that occurred in his early political life 25 $2.50 Add
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Three Questions about Carding

Three Questions about Carding

From: Subdivided

This chapter highlights resolves around three questions about the police practice of carding: Why did you stop me? What did you write down about me? How will that information be used and retained? 9 $0.90 Add
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Today We're Northerners

Today We’re Northerners

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … 15 $1.50 Add