Canadian History

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
The Ward The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood			321		View
From The Watch Is Set, 1749–1858 From: Canada's Bastions of Empire View Formac Publishing	examines how Britain had made Canada part of its strategic thinking for more than 150 years before war broke out in 1914, with focus on the naval basis in Halifax and Victoria	Bryan Elson	24	2014	$2.40 Add
From The White Horse of Empire (January–February) From: Sir John A. MacDonald & the Apocalyptic Year 1885 View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Dutil examines Sir John A. Macdonald through early 1885, discussing celebratory appearances across Ontario and the unveiling of a Cartier statue on Parliament Hill.	Patrice Dutil	14	2024	$1.40 Add
From NEW! The Whiteness of Everything From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe describes the televised session of Day Three of Halifax’s 1970 "Encounter on Urban Environment," where citizens spoke out about systemic racism, inequality …	Robert Ashe	12	2025	$1.20 Add
From The Winnipeg General Sympathetic Strike May-June 1919 Prepared by the Defence Committee, Winnipeg, 1920 From: Winnipeg 1919 View James Lorimer and Company	An account of the 1919 Winnipeg General strike published by a group of labour organizers in the aftermath of the strike.	Norman Penner	230	2019	$23.00 Add
From Sex, Scandal, and Punishment in Early Toronto From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Looking back to pre-confederation Ontario, this section provides accounts of the scandals and political machinations that ensued when prominent gentlemen were found to be consorting with other men.	Ed Jackson; Jarett Henderson	5	2017	$0.50 Add
From The Youngbloods From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1910-1950. Examines the younger generations of the Stairs family and traces the family firm which was now an enterprise from prosperity to a selling off period	James D. Frost	42	2003	$4.20 Add
From Theatre as Settlement: Buddies in Bad Times From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Sky Gillbert recalls his search for a space for his theatre company.	Sky Gilbert	4	2017	$0.40 Add
From “There Is Nothing More Inclusive Than O Canada” New Brunswick’s Elementary School Anthem Debate and the Shadow of Afghanistan From: Worth Fighting For View Between The Lines		Catherine Gidney; Michael Dawson	9	2015	$0.90 Add
From NEW! “There will be no honeymoon” From: The Coutts Diaries View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Graham examines the first three weeks of the 1980 Liberal government, from March 4 to March 27 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudea’s …	Ron Graham	8	2025	$0.80 Add
From They Came from L’Islet SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton From: A Distinct Alien Race View Baraka Books	A large segment of Brunswick’s Franco-Americans came from the town of L’Islet; this chapter looks at the context surrounding this group’s emigration to New England.	David Vermette	8	2018	$0.80 Add
From They Just Disappeared From: The Two Michaels View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Blanchfield and Osler Hampson examine how the 2018 detention of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver triggered a diplomatic crisis between Canada, the United States, and China.	Fen Osler Hampson; Mike Blanchfield	13	2021	$1.30 Add
From NEW! “They wanted to humiliate us”: The Story of Guy Sirois Chapter Eleven From: Bombs and Barbed Wire View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Eleven focuses on the story of Guy Sirois from Saint-Hilaire, New Brunswick, describing his time in the Far East, capture by the Japanese, his captivity, conditioning of the working …	Ronald Cormier	13	2022	$1.30 Add
From NEW! “Things were getting worse” From: The Coutts Diaries View Sutherland House	In this chapter, Graham examines the economic and political turmoil of September and October 1975, centred on John Turner’s resignation as Finance Minister under Prime Minister Pierre …	Ron Graham	5	2025	$0.50 Add
From Thirty-Five Years on the Beaver Patrol Canadian Studies as a Collective Scholarly Activity From: Canadian Studies View Fernwood Publishing		Jill Vickers	7	2012	$0.70 Add
From NEW! This Gentle Art From: Woman, Watching View ECW Press	Chapter Six explores Louise’s growing interest in birds. The chapter discusses Louise’s first recordbook of bird watching, her relationship with Percy Traverner, the evolution of her …	Merilyn Simonds	25	2022	$2.50 Add