Canadian History

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Where We Began

Where We Began

From: An Emergency in Ottawa

In this chapter, Wells traces the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic from Wuhan in December 2019 through its early impact on Canadian communities by mid-2021. 12 $1.20 Add
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White

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter recounts further adjustments to highschool, an ill fated winter camping trip with Suz, the kindness and generosity of the man who saved them, and the end of the friendship between the … 8 $0.80 Add
White Riot
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White Riot

The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver

White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading up to and the impact of a demonstration and parade in Vancouver, Canada, organized by the Asiatic Exclusion … 192 View
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White Supremacy and the First Feminist Waves in Canada

White Supremacy and the First Feminist Waves in Canada

From: Take Back the Fight

In the first chapter, the author narrates the history of the first feminist movement in Canada until the collapse of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women. She focuses on the … 18 $1.80 Add
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“Who Gets Nick’s Head”
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“Who Gets Nick’s Head”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter traces the concrete forming industry in Toronto during the mid-to-late 1960s, centring on Nick Di Lorenzo’s struggle to maintain dominance as rival contractors challenged his grip. 11 $1.10 Add
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“Who is Calling the Shots?”
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“Who is Calling the Shots?”

From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

This chapter traces the autumn of 1971, when Local 183 business manager Stefanini secured agreements with five of Toronto’s largest high-rise apartment builders. 12 $1.20 Add
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“Who was going to be what?”
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“Who was going to be what?”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the reorganization of Trudeau’s government following the 1974 federal election (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot … 7 $0.70 Add
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Who Weathered the Storm

Who Weathered the Storm

From: The Third Man

In this chapter, Thompson traces the critical months from mid-1940 to spring 1941, when Canada, the United States, and Britain reshaped their wartime alliance. 38 $3.80 Add
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Who Were the Immigrants?

Who Were the Immigrants?

SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton

From: A Distinct Alien Race

The standard theory claims that most of the Canadien immigrants to New England were debt-strapped farmers, but this is not the only important story about Franco-American origins in Québec; … 16 $1.60 Add
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'Why Do You go There?' Struggle, Faith, and Love at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto

‘Why Do You go There?’ Struggle, Faith, and Love at the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto

From: Any Other Way

David K. Seitz describes his connection to the Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto, a protestant church with a primarily LGBT cogregation. 5 $0.50 Add
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Why We Say Powell Street and Not "Japantown"
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Why We Say Powell Street and Not "Japantown"

From: White Riot

In this chapter, May and Yakashiro explain their reasoning behind the movement to retire the name "Japantown", which is commonly used to describe Vancouver’s Powell street … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Steps to Gentrification

Steps to Gentrification

From: Any Other Way

Allison Bergess recounts the story of The Steps, which were constructed in 1984 and became a victim of gentrification twenty years later. 4 $0.40 Add
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Wild

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

The chapter explores the impact of Margie’s mother returning to work, the Old Town and New Town, no go zones, the allure of Rainbow Valley and the reserve, their mothers reaction to Paul … 11 $1.10 Add
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Wild Kin

Wild Kin

From: Earthkeeping

Part Three contains the sections: The Lovely Duckling, Turtle Tale, So Excellent a Fish: Capelin, Gift from the Sky, God’s Dead Dog & Other Roadkills, Caribou Caper, COVID-19 Moment, … 43 $4.30 Add
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Wild Rose Country
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Wild Rose Country

The Klan in Alberta, 1930’s

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

This chapter discusses Klan activity in Alberta in the late 1920’s and early 1930s. 18 $1.80 Add
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William Eppes Cormack and the Boeothick Institution

William Eppes Cormack and the Boeothick Institution

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of William Eppes Cormack in the early 19th century 3 $0.30 Add