Montreal, Quebec

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Respect

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with the Rizzuto family and his connections with Montreal’s Italian community. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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The Future is Here

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter explores challenges faced by Hydro-Quebec and the future of their system and technologies. It explores the possibility of H-Q getting involved in new energy alternatives, in … ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Turbulent Times, 1939–1945

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter examines Quebec Jewish experiences, movements, and struggles during WW2. It includes many visual accompaniments. 62 $6.20 Add
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A Gateway City for the British Empire (1800-1850)

From: The History of Montréal

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This chapter looks at economic and demographic development in Montreal. For the first half of the nineteenth century, Montreal underwent a surprising series of changes. Growth surpassed previous … 18 $1.80 Add
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Conclusion

From: Montreal and the Bomb

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The conclusion explores the Montreal Laboratory employees’s reactions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the document “Canada’s Role in Atomic Bomb Drama," Canada’s role in … 19 $1.90 Add
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Do-It-Yourself Power

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter examines self-generation of energy, looking at individuals and programs in Quebec that are taking different approaches to energy production and consumption, and how these approaches … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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New Context, New Arrivals, 1945–1960

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter examines the postwar period, which marked a critical break with the past and the unfolding of a new world for Montreal Jewry. It looks at linguistic and cultural movements within the … 57 $5.70 Add
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The Book

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores "The Book" and its power. ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Trading with the Enemy

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter looks at trade/economic ties and factors between America and Canada/specifically Montreal during this period. The cotton trade and key figures are explored. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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An Industrial City (1850-1896)

From: The History of Montréal

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This chapter explores the changes the city and its people underwent during industrialization, as well as demographic changes and language tensions in the city. Towards the halfway mark of the … 14 $1.40 Add
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Montreal, Halifax, Matamoros, and New York

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter explores New York, Halifax, Matamoros, and Montreal’s role in the story of the Civil War as port cities. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Sephardim, Hasidim, and New Political Realities, 1960–1995

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter looks at language and culture and the Jewish population of Montreal; it examines the pushes for the cultural and economic integration of this population during this period. Both the … 57 $5.70 Add
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Testing the Power System

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s current experimental projects/evolutions in the way that they are producing energy, looking at their experiments with solar, geothermal, and hydrogen … ; 18 $1.80 Add
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The Secret

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores the initiation rite and history of the relationship between the Italian mafia and the Hell’s Angels in Montreal. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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Canada’s Leading Metropolis (1896-1914)

From: The History of Montréal

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This chapter explores the city’s population growth, social and ethnic divisions, and the nature of city life/the social landscape. Between the end of the nineteenth century and the start of … 16 $1.60 Add
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Contemporary Success Stories

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter looks at the roots of contemporary Jewish identity in Quebec society. 51 $5.10 Add