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From  NEW! AbbreviationsFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Abbreviation relevant to the text. | Myrna Kostash | 1 | 2022 | $0.10 Add |
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From NEW! Andrew Maksymiuk 1891 – 1977From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Eight focuses on Andrew Maksymiuk, the author’s mothers uncle and stepfather. Discussing his early life in Dzhuriv, working with his brother Nick in the Silesian coal mines, … | Myrna Kostash | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! Anna Svarich 1879 – 1964From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Three explores the life of Anna Svarich, the author’s paternal grandmother or “Baba.” Discussing the Baba’s life before marriage, nostalgia for Galicia, life from … | Myrna Kostash | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! CodaOn the Land From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
The conclusion reflects on the author’s life since buying her parents farm, writing her books, connecting two both her identities as Ukrainian and as Canadian, settler colonialism, and … | Myrna Kostash | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From  Colonial ReduxThe Calgary Stampede's "Imaginary Indians" From: Stampede |
This chapter examines the depictions of Indigenous peoples in the Calgary Stampede, and the "First Nations content" that has been included in the event. | Kimberley A. Williams | 43 | 2021 | $4.30 Add |
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From ConclusionNow What? From: Stampede |
In the conclusion, the author calls for a reimagining of the Stampede. | Kimberley A. Williams | 18 | 2021 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Eternal Memory вічная пам’ять Vichnaia Pamiat’From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Eleven focuses on the lasting memory of her forbearers reflecting on their lives and deaths in both their birth places and their adopted homes of Canada. | Myrna Kostash | 9 | 2022 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Fedor/Fred Kostash(chuk) 1871 – 1938From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter One focuses on Fedor/Fred Kostash(chuk), the author’s paternal grandfather or “Dido.” Topics discussed include Peter Svarich, “Uncle Peter” and his memoirs, Ukrainian … | Myrna Kostash | 43 | 2022 | $4.30 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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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 |
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From NEW! Man in a PhotographFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Nine focuses on Stepan Fedorovych Kostashchuk, a distant relative in Ukraine. Discussing his participation with the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), their role as Nazi collaboraters, … | Myrna Kostash | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 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 NEW! Nikolai Maksymiuk 1886 – 1918From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter five examines Nikolai Maksymiuk, the author’s maternal grandfather. Discussing his premature death at age 33 in 1918, his home village of Dzhuriv in Galicia, hard living, time … | Myrna Kostash | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 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 NEW! Palahna Kosovan 1892 – 1979From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Six is about Palahna Kosovan, the author’s maternal grandmother or “Baba.” Describing Baba’s strength, self reliance through gardening and livestock, membership in the … | Myrna Kostash | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From Petro-Cowboys and the Frontier MythFrom: Stampede |
This chapter outlines the concepts of settler colonialism, patriarchy, and hetero-normativity in the context of the Calgary Stampede. | Kimberley A. Williams | 48 | 2021 | $4.80 Add |
