Canadian History

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Alberta

Alberta

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Reading nearly fifty years of Canadian Dimension’s eye on Alberta is both sobering and heartening. Sobering because one realizes how little the province’s political culture and … 9 $0.90 Add
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Alberta
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Alberta

From: Canada's Main Street

In this chapter, Baird examines Alberta’s Trans-Canada Highway journey to the 1956 completion of its 536-kilometre stretch through the Rockies. 11 $1.10 Add
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Alexander Mackenzie
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Alexander Mackenzie

From: The Prime Ministers

In this chapter, Stewart examines the premiership of Alexander Mackenzie, Canada’s second prime minister, who served from 1873 to 1878. 7 $0.70 Add
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Six Nights in the Albert Lane, 1917

Six Nights in the Albert Lane, 1917

From: Any Other Way

The transcription of police testimony given in court after a series of arrests were made in the Albert Lane in the spring of 1917. 3 $0.30 Add
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Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s

Alienating Agreements; or Treaties as Thievery — Early Capitalism at Work in the 1870s and 1880s

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890

This chapter looks at John A. MacDonald’s National Policy in the 1870s ‘ and 1880s’ post-Confederation Canada in the form of railroads, tariffs and immigration, as well as the … 15 $1.50 Add
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All for What?

All for What?

From: In Defiance

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Alone
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Alone

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter reflects on Margie’s imaginative world as a teenager, Jennifer’s departure from the north to go to school in British Columbia, their fathers transfer to the Department of … 14 $1.40 Add
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“Alone and very much in need of help”
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“Alone and very much in need of help”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham traces the political career of James Allan Coutts, a Liberal from Nanton, Alberta, through the early 1970s. He examines why Alberta proved hostile to Liberals, how Pierre … 11 $1.10 Add
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Alternative Development and the Social Economy

Alternative Development and the Social Economy

From: Critical Development Studies: An Introduction

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Alternative Histories

Alternative Histories

From: The Ward

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Althea Guiboche, Winnipeg, Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux

Althea Guiboche, Winnipeg, Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux

“I had three babies under three years old and I was homeless.”

From: How We Go Home

Althea Guiboche, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is of Métis/Ojibwe/Salteaux descent. She is a respected community advocate for homeless in the North End of Winnipeg, an experience she understands … 22 $2.20 Add
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American Power Comes to Montreal

American Power Comes to Montreal

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

This chapter explores the reasons for and impact of a host of important American politicians, radical abolitionists, bankers, newspaper editors, treasury agents, arms manufacturers, and Federal … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Ample Land Left

Ample Land Left

From: Cheated

Chapter Five discusses the rapid growth of settlers in Western Canada and the subsequent displacement of Indigenous reserves. Conservative leader at the time Richard S. Lake is discussed. ; 25 $2.50 Add
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An Ancient Mariner

An Ancient Mariner

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

Looks at Sir William Phips’s (1651-1695) connection to Oak Island and the evidence to his connection and his history of treasure seeking 20 $2.00 Add
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An Experiment in Alternative Living: Washington Avenue

An Experiment in Alternative Living: Washington Avenue

From: Any Other Way

Diana Meridith recalls the experience of livng in a lesbian collective house in downtown Toronto in the 1980s. 3 $0.30 Add