British Columbia
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From  NEW! A Normal ChildhoodFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Two focuses on the author’s father John Brandon Willcock, leaving North Bay, Ontario for work, hardship during the Great Depression, his father’s (the author’s … | Kathryn Willcock | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Afterwards |
Looks at the homefront from 1915 to 1918 and the defenses. Deals with the tension on the homefront from those who wanted to be sent overseas. | Bryan Elson | 21 | 2014 | $2.10 Add |
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From  AFTERWORD |
A historical analysis of the life of Takeo Nakano | W. Peter Ward | 18 | 2012 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Belly UpFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Five focuses on the creation of the Willcock & Wankel Logging company, the timber industry and licences, “timber cruising,” uncle Harold and Ron, their life in Church House, their … | Kathryn Willcock | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |
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From NEW! Calling It QuitsFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Ten focuses on the twilight years of the logging camp, struggles with machinery, injuries on the job, the death of an employee at her fathers camp, her parents first international holiday … | Kathryn Willcock | 28 | 2022 | $2.80 Add |
Canada’s Bastions of EmpireHalifax, Victoria and the Royal Navy 1749-1918 |
This book offers a fresh perspective on North American history, and the key role played by Halifax and Victoria in ensuring that Canada emerged as an independent country in the 20th century. … | Bryan Elson | 280 | 2014 | View |
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From Consolidation, September to December 1914 |
Analyzes the threat level to both Halifax and Victoris over the remainder of 1914 and their defenses on the Homefront | Bryan Elson | 35 | 2014 | $3.50 Add |
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From Defences, Defenders, and the Coming of War, August 1914 |
Canadian preperations for war, defense of the two fortresses in Halifax and Victoria involved joint army and navy plans | Bryan Elson | 31 | 2014 | $3.10 Add |
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From Esquimalt Crisis, August 1914 |
the crisis of defending Victoria when war broke out in 1914 | Bryan Elson | 51 | 2014 | $5.10 Add |
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From Evacuation from Woodfibre |
January 1942, the evacuation of Japanese from Woodfibre | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 4 | 2012 | $0.40 Add |
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From NEW! Fired or DeadFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Three focuses on Willcock’s time working in Swanberg’s cook house, Greasy Erickson, getting “Up the hill”, becoming a “Whistle punk”, the risks of logging, and the Schnarr girl’s … | Kathryn Willcock | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Flying InFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter One focuses on getting up to Oxford Bay, the bush plane the “Beaver”, logging life, passengers on the plane, and the small community up the coast in the 1960’s. | Kathryn Willcock | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From FOREWORD to New Edition and Preface of original edition |
Discusses that the best way to guard human rights today is to arm ourselves with the knowledge of how easily they were taken in the past. Outlines racial injustice. Also discusses the history of … | Leatrice M. Willson Chan | 12 | 2012 | $1.20 Add |
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From Halifax Crisis, August 1914 |
the crisis of defending Halifax when war broke out in 1914 | Bryan Elson | 39 | 2014 | $3.90 Add |
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From Introduction |
explains how the information of Canada’s defenses on the homefront are missing from the historical account of the Great War, outlines some geo-political information of importance to the … | Bryan Elson | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
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From Life at Descoigne |
talks about life at Descoigne Road Camp | Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano | 6 | 2012 | $0.60 Add |
