Canadian History

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The World's Largest Lesbian Hockey League

The World’s Largest Lesbian Hockey League

From: Any Other Way

Margaret Webb describes how the Women’s Hockey Club of Toronto gave lesbians from disparate backgrounds a space of their own to connect and compete. 5 $0.50 Add
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“This Thing Is in Our Blood for 400 Years”

“This Thing Is in Our Blood for 400 Years”

Conscientious Objection in the Canadian Historic Peace Churches during the Second World War

From: Worth Fighting For

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Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area

Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area

(1918)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 3 discusses the plans for the rebuilding of the devastated North End of Halifax into what would eventually become the Hydrostone neighbourhood. 16 $1.60 Add
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Thomas Hide
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Thomas Hide

New Brunswick’s First Black Loyalist

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter begins the story of Thomas Hide, one of the first black loyalists to arrive in New Brunswick, as an indentured servant. The chapter describes the political and military situation … 8 $0.80 Add
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Thomas Hide
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Thomas Hide

The Quest for Land

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter continues the story of Thomas Hide after his arrival in New Brunswick and follows his efforts to find a job and buy land for himself. 6 $0.60 Add
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Thomas Peters
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Thomas Peters

A Passion for Justice

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter begins the story of Thomas Peters, a black loyalist who, upon arriving in New Brunswick worked tirelessly to advocate for the rights of other black loyalists in the colony. 7 $0.70 Add
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Thomas Peters

A New Promised Land

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter continues the story of Thomas Peters, as he travelled to London to petition the British Government directly on the behalf of his fellow loyalists. 8 $0.80 Add
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Those Who Came Before
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Those Who Came Before

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene traces four French-Canadian family lineages from their arrival in New France during the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries to their later settlement in Manitoba. 11 $1.10 Add
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Threat and Opportunity: The Bilodeau Case
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Threat and Opportunity: The Bilodeau Case

From: Bit Player on Big Stages

In this chapter, Turene discusses the Bilodeau case, spanning 1980 to 1983, tracing how a speeding ticket in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, exposed the province’s failure to honour its bilingual … 14 $1.40 Add
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Threat and Response, 1858–1905

Threat and Response, 1858–1905

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

Mostly dealing with relations with America during this time it analyzes Canadian responses to threats during this period, including the Alaska boundary 50 $5.00 Add
Through the Mill

Through the Mill

Girls and Women in the Quebec Cotton Textile Industry, 1881-1951

Girls and women were essential to industrialization in Canada, particularly in the cotton textile industry, which was concentrated in Quebec. In 1891, for example, more than 2000 girls and women … 324 View
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Timeline

Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

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Timeline

Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax

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Timeline

From: A People's History of Quebec

A thorough timeline outlining Quebec’s history. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville

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Timeline

Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War

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