Canadian History

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Work and Change in Atlantic Canada

Work and Change in Atlantic Canada

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

Examines Atlantic Canada. A key theme in all of the articles is working-class life in a resource based economy 6 $0.60 Add
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Work & Play & Food

Work & Play & Food

From: Earthkeeping

Part Five contains the sections: Down to Earth, A Salmon for Supper, Of Seals and Cod and Us, Oatmeal Shenanigans, Part Surgeon, Part Seamstress: A Fly-Tying Memoir, Dike-Land Rambles, Chaga … 51 $5.10 Add
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Worlds in Collision

Worlds in Collision

From: Any Other Way

Rupert Raj gives an overview of trans-friendly spaces in Toronto. 4 $0.40 Add
Worth Fighting For

Worth Fighting For

Canada’s Tradition of War Resistance from 1812 to the War on Terror

Historians, veterans, museums, and public education campaigns have all documented and commemorated the experience of Canadians in times of war. But Canada also has a long, rich, and important … ; ; 336 View
Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

Wrestling with Colonialism on Steroids

Quebec Inuit Fight for Their Homeland

For decades, the Inuit of northern Québec were among the most neglected people in Canada. It took The Battle of James Bay, 1971-1975, for the governments in Québec City and Ottawa to … 132 View
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Writing Apace and Returning to Social Action

Writing Apace and Returning to Social Action

From: No Place For A Woman

The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. 4 $0.40 Add
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Writing History, Burying the Past

Writing History, Burying the Past

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

This chapter discusses the history of the descendants of French colonists in North America, exploring the impact of generations of Canadiens, Creole, and Métis populations in what is now … ; ; 52 $5.20 Add
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Writing Off the Indian

Writing Off the Indian

From: The Imaginary Indian

In this chapter, the author dispassionately examines the early “image makers”—the writers who travelled through Native nations to give first-hand account of the Native Peoples. … 39 $3.90 Add
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Writing Off the Indian

Writing Off the Indian

From: The Imaginary Indian

In this chapter, the author dispassionately examines the early “image makers”—the writers who travelled through Native nations to give first-hand account of the Native Peoples. … 39 $3.90 Add
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Year of the Klan
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Year of the Klan

(1926)

From: The Ku Klux Klan in Canada

This chapter discusses how the Klan reached the peak of their influence in Canada throughout 1926, seeing a large increase in recruitment and various events held throughout the country. 19 $1.90 Add
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Yellow Boots on Queer West

Yellow Boots on Queer West

From: Any Other Way

With a pair of yellow rubber boots and a GPS watch, John Greyscon recounts the drawing of an unconventional portrait. 7 $0.70 Add
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You Have to be Decisive, and Act Quickly

You Have to be Decisive, and Act Quickly

From: Let's Move On

Okalik speaks about the difficulties of finding balance during his early days in office and expands on some of his and his government’s decisions surrounding decentralization, education, … 8 $0.80 Add
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“You should be in politics”
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“You should be in politics”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines the final weeks of August 1978, as the Trudeau government struggled to craft an anti-inflation and social security package ahead of the 1979 election (as told by … 6 $0.60 Add
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You'll Get Used to It

You’ll Get Used to It

From: Dangerous Enemy Sympathizers

After a short stay in Trois-Rivières, 711 men and boys arrived at Camp B in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, where locals had been toiling to finish constucting the site. Here they were … 46 $4.60 Add
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Zimri Armstrong
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Zimri Armstrong

A Man Betrayed

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter tells the story of Zimri Armstrong and the other black loyalists who chose to leave the racism and discrimination they found in North America and attempt to find a better life in … 13 $1.30 Add