Montreal, Quebec

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Loyalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores loyalty and more mafia history in Montreal and beyond. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Hidden Hand– John Wilkes Booth in Montreal

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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In the fateful fall of 1864, a number of plots were afoot in Montreal. The city was bubbling with plots, counterplots, and conspiracies. This chapter explores these plots and John Wilkes … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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The Smart Bill is Coming

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter highlights Hydro-Sherbrooke, a system separate from Hydro-Quebec, and explores the ways in which H-Q could learn from Hydro-Sherbrooke. It then looks to the future of H-Q and the … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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A North American City (1914-1929)

From: The History of Montréal

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This chapter looks at World War 1 and its effects on Montreal. The First World War curbed the sustained period of growth Montreal had enjoyed since the end of the nineteenth century. The city … 12 $1.20 Add
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Conclusion

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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The conclusion reiterates some key points from the book, muses on questions of culture and language in Jewish Quebec, and discusses the future for this community in Quebec. 5 $0.50 Add
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Creating Demand

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter looks at Hydro-Quebec’s strategies to increase local demand and Hydro-Quebec Distribution’s surplus. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Leaks, Anomalies, and Questions

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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Inconsistencies and contradictory evidence frustrate historians and readers alike, but the questions most difficult to answer may prove the most important in the long run. The anomalies and … ; 23 $2.30 Add
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Royalty

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter explores Scoppa’s relationship with his family and more history of Montreal’s Italian mafia, including key events and figures. ; 11 $1.10 Add
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Depression and War (1930-1945)

From: The History of Montréal

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From 1930 onwards, Montreal went through a rocky period that would last for some 15 years. The Great Depression nipped the hopes of the previous decade in the bud and plunged the city into a … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Battery of the North East

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter is about Hydro-Quebec and energy-trading. ; 19 $1.90 Add
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The British Players and Their Stories

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter explores various British figures involved in the story of the Confederacy in Montreal. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Grudge

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter talks about Rénald Joseph Ernest Serge Desjardins and Scoppa’s accounts of him. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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"Sauce"

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

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This chapter discusses the aftermath of Vito Rizzuto’s return to Canada. ; 17 $1.70 Add
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A Modern City Emerges (1945-1960)

From: The History of Montréal

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The postwar period was a boom time for Montreal in terms of the city’s population, economy, and size. The period was spent making up for lost time, after the hardships of depression and … 15 $1.50 Add
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Of Motors and Batteries

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter highlights some of H-Q’s commercial exploits as well as Karim Zaghib’s work and impacts on Hydro-Quebec. ; 13 $1.30 Add
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St Albans Raid

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter looks at the St. Albans Raid, which resulted in the most northerly engagement of the Civil War. ; 11 $1.10 Add