Canadian History

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Canada to France: Homeward

Canada to France: Homeward

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

Black outlines the homeward journey of many CLC contingents: from Europe to England, to Halifax, to Vancouver, to China. (Chapter includes four photographs) 23 $2.30 Add
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Canada to France: Off the Water, Onto the Rails

Canada to France: Off the Water, Onto the Rails

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

As more and more CLC contingents boarded trains in Vancouver for their cross-country trip, the Canadian government had difficulty stifling news reports of the men and their mission. (Chapter … 22 $2.20 Add
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Canada to France: The Wanted and Unwanted

Canada to France: The Wanted and Unwanted

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

The chapter examines Canada’s immigration policies prior to the CLC experiment and ends with Livingstone’s contingent boarding trains heading east. (Chapter includes two photographs) 21 $2.10 Add
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Canada to France: The Western Front

Canada to France: The Western Front

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

Livingstone and his CLC contingent arrive in England and travel to France. Black outlines the work being done by Chinese labourers on the Western Front. (Chapter includes four photographs) 22 $2.20 Add
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Canada wages war on Libya
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Canada wages war on Libya

From: Targeting Libya

This chapter details how as NATO’s war escalated, SNC-Lavalin scrambled to rescue its Libya deals while Canada became a leading participant in a bombing campaign that sidelined African … 31 $3.10 Add
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Canada West Attacked

Canada West Attacked

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes the Fenian attack on Canada West in 1866 19 $1.90 Add
Canadarm and Collaboration
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Canadarm and Collaboration

How Canada's Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds

Canada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program … 249 View
Canada's Bastions of Empire

Canada’s Bastions of Empire

Halifax, Victoria and the Royal Navy 1749-1918

This book offers a fresh perspective on North American history, and the key role played by Halifax and Victoria in ensuring that Canada emerged as an independent country in the 20th century. … 280 View
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Canada's Colony

Canada’s Colony

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Three of this title, entitled "Emperor of the North" discuss Hodgson’s growing power and influence in the communities of the Northwest Territories. Topics … 13 $1.30 Add
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Canada’s Galizien SS

Canada’s Galizien SS

From: Family Ties

This chapter discusses Canada’s historical connections to Ukraine, and the Canadian Ukrainian National Federation’s connections with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. 10 $1.00 Add
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Canada's "international responsibility"
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Canada’s "international responsibility"

From: Targeting Libya

The chapter traces how Canadian capital and engineering firms like SNC and Lavalin became tools of Ottawa’s anti-communist foreign policy during the Cold War, while Western powers tightened … 12 $1.20 Add
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Canada's Leading Metropolis (1896-1914)

Canada’s Leading Metropolis (1896-1914)

From: The History of Montréal

This chapter explores the city’s population growth, social and ethnic divisions, and the nature of city life/the social landscape. Between the end of the nineteenth century and the start of … 16 $1.60 Add
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Canada’s New Carscape:

Canada’s New Carscape:

Town and Country Remade

From: Car Nation

1912-1930. Analyzes the spread of the car in popularity and the freedom it represented to Canadians as you could now travel across the country, the changes to cities because of the car, road … 17 $1.70 Add
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Canada’s New Carscape: Town and Country Remade
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Canada’s New Carscape: Town and Country Remade

From: Car Nation Canada

In this chapter, Anastakis describes the impact of autos and Canadian transport networks, building new highways and road systems. He examines how urban development patterns modified to … 14 $1.40 Add
Canada’s State Police

Canada’s State Police

150 years of the RCMP

Stripping away the myth of the RCMP, historian Greg Marquis offers an account of 150 years of a state police force acting on behalf of the wealthy and powerful. From its start policing Indigenous … 304 View
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Canada's War on Terror

Canada’s War on Terror

From: Canada in the World

Afghanistan: Canada’s Longest War – “They Don’t Deserve Our Help” – “What the Afghans Need Is Colonizing” – Canada in the War on Terror … 54 $5.40 Add