Industrialization
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From ![]() NEW! The Age of Industry |
In this chapter, Andreae traces Toronto’s transformation from a modest mercantile port into Canada’s dominant commercial city between 1851 and the early 1940s, driven by railways and … | Christopher Andreae | 27 | 2026 | $2.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Auto Revolution Begins: Invention and IndustryFrom: Car Nation Canada |
A history of the auto industry in Canada from 1900 to the 1920s. Includes details of early manufacturers and makes of vehicles, including many photos and illustrations, and a description of the … | Dimitry Anastakis | 14 | 2026 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() The Bureaucrat’s IndianFrom: The Imaginary Indian |
For many decades, government Indian policy was premised on an image of the Indian as inferior. Officials repeatedly described Indians as children. Like children, Indians could not be given full … | Daniel Francis | 48 | 1992 | $4.80 Add |
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From ![]() The Bureaucrat’s IndianFrom: The Imaginary Indian |
For many decades, government Indian policy was premised on an image of the Indian as inferior. Officials repeatedly described Indians as children. Like children, Indians could not be given full … | Daniel Francis | 48 | 1992 | $4.80 Add |
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From ![]() The Grand DelusionFrom: Humanizing the Economy |
Homo Economicus Industrialization and Social Defence | John Restakis | 24 | 2010 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() The McLaughlins vs. The Workers |
In this chapter, Leah traces class conflict in Oshawa, Ontario, from the 1860s through the 1940s, centring on the McLaughlin family and the workers who built the town’s industrial identity. | Tony Leah | 13 | 2024 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Prairies Finish FirstFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird examines how the Trans-Canada Highway’s completion across the prairies from 1957 to 1960 reshaped small communities along its route. | Craig Baird | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() The Sway From the Bay, 1821–1889From: North of Superior |
Looks at the transformation of Northwestern Ontario during this time from a fur-trade hinterland to one whose primary purpose was to serve the industrial needs of the south. Analyzes how this … | Chris Southcott; Michel S. Beaulieu | 24 | 2010 | $2.40 Add |
![]() Through the MillGirls and Women in the Quebec Cotton Textile Industry, 1881-1951 |
Girls and women were essential to industrialization in Canada, particularly in the cotton textile industry, which was concentrated in Quebec. In 1891, for example, more than 2000 girls and women … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 324 | 2018 | View |
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From ![]() NEW! What It MeantFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird reflects on the expansionof the Trans-Canada Highway and its role in linking communities, supporting trade, and symbolizing national unity. | Craig Baird | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |












