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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 BerylThe Making of the Disability Activist |
A survivor of more than one hundred surgeries, a dangerous opioid addiction, and multiple suicide attempts, Beryl Potter devoted herself to bettering the lives of other people with disabilities … | Dustin Galer | 318 | 2023 | View |
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From  Black Friday…With and Without the Question MarkFrom: Any Other Way |
Alec Butler discusses the significance of her play Black Friday and the role queer representation plays in theatre. | Alec Butler | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From Blackness Yes!: Blockorama; Making Black Queer Diasporic Space in Toronto PrideFrom: Any Other Way |
Lord and Zuberi reflect on the Black queer diasporic space, Blockorama. | Jamea Zuberi; R. Cassandra Lord | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Boomtown |
This chapter examines Toronto’s explosive postwar transformation from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s, when a million new residents reshaped the city. The narrative traces the housing … | Gilberto Fernandes | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Bread and Butter |
This chapter traces Gerry Gallagher’s union organizing across Ontario in the late 1940s and 1950s, particularly his recruitment of Hydro labourers for LIUNA Local 183, and discusses the … | Gilberto Fernandes | 11 | 2026 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Breaking Bones |
This chapter discuses the health toll of underground tunnelling, Italian immigrant labour organizing through Local 183, and organized crime’s encroachment on Toronto. | Gilberto Fernandes | 15 | 2026 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Brothers! Fratelli! Irmãos! |
This chapter examines Toronto’s construction industry in the late 1960s. Fernandes traces how Local 183 workers—drawn from Irish, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish … | Gilberto Fernandes | 12 | 2026 | $1.20 Add |
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From Building the Unity MosqueFrom: Any Other Way |
El-Farouk Khaki recounts the process of establishing a mosque in Toronto. | El-Farouk Khaki | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Buyers, Plotters, and SpiesPART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER |
Chapter Eight focuses on the base of Confederate networks in Canada. Topics discussed include Jacob Thompson and Confederate spies, the movement of men, arms, and money through Canada, and … | Brian Martin | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Canada West Attacked |
Describes the Fenian attack on Canada West in 1866 | Cheryl MacDonald | 19 | 2017 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Canadian Motordom in Depression and WarFrom: Car Nation Canada |
In this chapter, Anastakis covers the 1930s and the Second World War period. Topics include the auto and the 1930s Depression, war production by auto manufacturers, union organizing in the war … | Dimitry Anastakis | 14 | 2026 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Canadians in Union Blue and Rebel GreyPART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER |
Chapter Six explores the role Canadians played in the Civil War. Topics discussed include the Wolverton boys, Canadian participation in both the Union and the Confederacy, Sarah Edmonds, … | Brian Martin | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From This Space Is TakenFrom: Any Other Way |
Stephanie Nolan describes how a casual football game among friends in the park and how it shaped her identiy. | Stephanie Nolen | 2 | 2017 | $0.20 Add |
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From Chalking It Up to ExperienceFrom: Any Other Way |
Andrew Zeally relates his experiences in Toronto’s gay bathhouses over the years. | Andrew Zealley | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 3Mining and the Industrial Boom From: Mining Country |
This chapter discusses the peak of mining in Canada during the early 20th century. Topics discussed in this chapter include mining disasters that occurred during the early 20th century, the … | Arn Keeling; John Sandlos | 52 | 2021 | $5.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Chapter 4: The Steel Industry, Hydroelectric Power, and Wartime Profits, 1890-1929 |
This chapter chronicles the rise of Ontario’s steel and hydroelectric industries and the role the state assumed in development, such as in the case of Ontario Hydro and wartime … | Bryan D. Palmer | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
