Canadian History

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School

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter describes their father’s career in the northern school system, the paternalism of the school system, her fathers role in running the residential school, and the original … 8 $0.80 Add
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Settling Africville

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville

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This chapter recounts the founding of Africville and the experience of the early settlers as well as the impact of the Halifax Explosion on the community. It illustrates this with drawings, … 14 $1.40 Add
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Signing up to Serve

From: Asleep in the Deep

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This chapter describes the distinctive Canadian Nursing Sister uniform and the procedures undergone to recruit and select nurses for the Canadian Army Medical Corp once war was declared. … 18 $1.80 Add
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Talking Forbidden Love:

An Interview with Lynne Fernie

From: In a Queer Country

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Lynne Fernie, co-director with Aerlynn Weisman of the documentary, Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives emphasizes in the interview that the film was intended as a multiple … 25 $0.50 Add
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The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada

From: Essential Readings in Canadian Government and Politics, 2nd Edition

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Excerpts of parliamentary debates by John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier from 1865 regarding the proposed federal union. ; ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Constitution of 1867

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Detailed description of the sections of the British North America Act that created a union of three colonies and a federal structure with four provinces and a federal government.. 11 $1.10 Add
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The Electric Revolution

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter situates Hydro-Quebec and its impressive system and evolution in the context of the global electricity industry. It delves more into the history of H-Q and Quebec politics. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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The Frontier War — 1756

From: The Fall of New France

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Separates the Frontier War of 1756 into Preparations for the campaign, Oswego (Montcalm’s first victory), Native Warfare, and reorganization in the English Colonies 7 $0.70 Add
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The Geography of Blacks in Canada

From: Black Canadians

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The Global Education Reform Movement (2000-2010)

From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools

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The Hatred of Democracy

From: In Defiance

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How well does democracy work when the issues become polarized? The student debate raises the issues of decision making: out in the open or only at the ballot box? What happens when the media … ; 11 $1.10 Add
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The History

From: Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume One: Summary

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Details the history of the residential school system. Puts the history in context of imperialism, colonization, and assimilation. Describes the experience children would have had at the schools. 140 $0.00 Add
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The Interwar Years, 1919–1939

From: History of the Jews in Quebec

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This chapter focuses on the Interwar Years, examining the political climate of the Jewish communities in Montreal, Jews and the USSR, Montreal Jews and Zionism, relations and tensions with … 57 $5.70 Add
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The Rational-Humanist Roots of Equality Feminism

From: Women and Work

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The author examines the historical roots of the equality feminist perspective, highlighting how education and work has been traditionally gendered. 21 $2.10 Add
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The Rise of Fascism

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

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This chapter discusses Mussolini and the rise of Fascism in Italy and how it affected Italians living in Canada. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 6 $0.60 Add
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The Sister with a Hammer

Part III

From: Storming the Old Boys’ Citadel

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Part three of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … ; 24 $2.40 Add