Industrialization

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The Age of Industry
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The Age of Industry

From: Toronto: The First 13,000 Years

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 … 27 $2.70 Add
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The Auto Revolution Begins: Invention and Industry
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The Auto Revolution Begins: Invention and Industry

From: 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 … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Bureaucrat’s Indian

The Bureaucrat’s Indian

From: 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 … 48 $4.80 Add
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The Bureaucrat’s Indian

The Bureaucrat’s Indian

From: 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 … 48 $4.80 Add
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The Grand Delusion

The Grand Delusion

From: Humanizing the Economy

Homo Economicus Industrialization and Social Defence 24 $2.40 Add
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The McLaughlins vs. The Workers

The McLaughlins vs. The Workers

From: The Truth About the '37 Oshawa GM Strike

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. 13 $1.30 Add
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The Prairies Finish First
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The Prairies Finish First

From: 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. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Sway From the Bay, 1821–1889

The Sway From the Bay, 1821–1889

From: 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 … ; 24 $2.40 Add
Through the Mill

Through the Mill

Girls 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 … 324 View
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What It Meant
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What It Meant

From: 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. 8 $0.80 Add