Maritime Region

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A Cambrian Explosion

A Cambrian Explosion

From: Unicorn in the Woods

This chapter explores the chain reactions that were started in the Maritimes by the sale of Radian6 and Q1 Labs. 15 $1.50 Add
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A Clash of Agendas: The Teacher Job Action (2016-2017)
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A Clash of Agendas: The Teacher Job Action (2016-2017)

From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools

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A Second Year in Java

A Second Year in Java

From: Bamboo Cage

This section of the diary describes Wyse’s second year in a Janaese prison camp. He begins to experience problems with his eyes; sometimes there is a month between entries. Wyse was … 32 $3.20 Add
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Angels and Angles

Angels and Angles

From: Unicorn in the Woods

In this chapter, Pitts recounts the founding of Q1 Labs in 2001, its business agreement with UNB, and the nascent company’s relationship with the dean of the faculty of computer science. It … 15 $1.50 Add
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Appendix

The Halifax Relief Commission First Annual Report (31 December 1918)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

The Halifax Relief Commission First Annual Report (31 December 1918) 19 $1.90 Add
Bamboo Cage

Bamboo Cage

The P.O.W. Diary of Lieutenant Robert Wyse, 1942-1943

In 1942, RAF flight controller Robert Wyse became a Japanese prisoner of war on the island of Java in Indonesia. Starved, sick, beaten, and worked to near-death, he wasted away until he weighed … 147 View
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Benevolent Oligarchy or “Political Octopus”?

Benevolent Oligarchy or “Political Octopus”?

(1919-1921)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 4 discusses the political and financial controversies that the Halifax relief commission became embroiled in after the end of the First World War, as reconstruction of the destroyed areas … 16 $1.60 Add
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Burying of the Hatchet Ceremony of 1761 and the Royal Proclamation of 1763
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Burying of the Hatchet Ceremony of 1761 and the Royal Proclamation of 1763

From: We Were Not The Savages

Chapter 9 focuses on the burying of the hatchet ceremony of 1761, and the Royal Proclamation of 1763. 14 $1.40 Add
Captured Hearts

Captured Hearts

New Brunswick's War Brides

Imagine you’re a young woman caught up in the ugly reality of war. You meet and fall in love with a young soldier from a foreign country. You marry and your world is upended: when the war … 148 View
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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Early Days

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter explores New Brunswick’s early history, and the importance of the sea and ships in this history. It discusses early European settlements, tensions and battles on both land and … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 2

Chapter 2

New Brunswick at War, 1812-1814

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter explores New Brunswick’s role in the war of 1812, looking at the actions of privateers, flottilas, significant ships and figures, and the defense of the Bay of Fundy during the … ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Navies and the New Dominion

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter examines the history of New Brunswick’s naval fleet after the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867; topics include significant ships (ie. Charybdis), the importance … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The Second World War

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter explores the important, if modest, role of New Brunswick’s navy during the Second World War, the largest naval war Canada has ever fought. ; 26 $2.60 Add
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Chapter 5

“New Brunswick’s Navy” at War, 1939-1945

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter looks at the careers/impacts of significant ships bearing names associated with New Brunswick in the Royal Canadian Navy. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 6

Building the Modern Fleet, 1945-2003

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

This chapter explores the history of the New Brunswick navy after the second world war and the special role played by New Brunswick in building the modern Canadian navy. It touches on significant … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter Five

Chapter Five

The Darker Side

From: Captured Hearts

Chapter Five explores the darker side of the war bride experience, as many of these women and their children experienced less than ideal lives after their arrival in New Brunswick. Focusing on … 14 $1.40 Add