Canadian History

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Chronology

Chronology

From: In Defiance

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Chronology of Hydrofoil Development

Chronology of Hydrofoil Development

From: Fastest in the World

A timeline of innovations and events related to hydrofoil development. 2 $0.20 Add
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Chronology of the Main Events of the Winnipeg General Strike

Chronology of the Main Events of the Winnipeg General Strike

From: Winnipeg 1919

A day-by-day summary of the events of the strike, from May 1-June 26, 1919 3 $0.30 Add
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Churchill on the Brink of D-Day

Churchill on the Brink of D-Day

From: The Third Man

In this chapter, Thompson traces the diplomatic tension between Canada and Britain in the winter of 1943 and spring of 1944, as the Allies prepared for the Normandy invasion. 35 $3.50 Add
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Citizen Jones

Citizen Jones

From: Burnley “Rocky” Jones (Autobiography)

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City and Country

City and Country

From: The Culture of Nature

The author analyzes the blurring of rural and urban identities in popular culture, including an examination of mainstream advertisements. The chapter includes 10 photos and images. 31 $3.10 Add
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City in Mourning

City in Mourning

From: Titanic Remembered

Looks at the Halifax response to the tragedy and how the city handled their responsibility as the closest port to the sunken ship. Memorial Services, Bringing in the bodies, Burials, and the … 12 $1.20 Add
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City of Love at the Castle on the Hill

City of Love at the Castle on the Hill

From: Any Other Way

Maureen Fitzgerald recalls the events surrounding a mass gay wedding at Toronto’s Casa Loma during Rob Ford’s tenure as mayor. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Civilization, Democracy and Government

Civilization, Democracy and Government

From: We Were Not The Savages

Chapter 1 discusses topics including the need for a Native American historical perspective, national Identity, the horrors of colonialism, early relations between Mi’kmaw and Europeans, and … 20 $2.00 Add
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Civilized
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Civilized

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

This chapter explores Margie’s fathers attempts at a vegetable garden, isolation and uncertainty in winter, the ferry and ice roads, scarcity in the north, racism towards Mr. Wong, and her … 14 $1.40 Add
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Class War Waged from  Above, 1975–2000
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Class War Waged from Above, 1975–2000

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer examines the decline of Canadian labour movement from the 1970s to the 1990s. Provincial government officials fought civil servants over wages and weakened unions’ … 13 $1.30 Add
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Class War Waged from  Below, 1960–75
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Class War Waged from Below, 1960–75

From: Capitalism, Colonialism, and Crises

In this chapter, Palmer describes how younger workers in the 1960s-70s challenged union hierarchies through direct job action and spontaneous strikes. He details how Canadian postal employees … 8 $0.80 Add
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Closing the Spy Holes at the Parkside Tavern

Closing the Spy Holes at the Parkside Tavern

From: Any Other Way

Gerald Hannon describes how Toronto’s Morality Beaureau used peepholes at the Parkside Tavern to arrest dozens of gay men, and how the author and several other activists met with the … 2 $0.20 Add
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Co-operative Living Happens in the Kitchen!

Co-operative Living Happens in the Kitchen!

From: Any Other Way

Dennis Findlay recalls his experiences living in a house in Toronto in the 1970’s, centered around the kitchen. 2 $0.20 Add
Cobalt
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Cobalt

Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower

The world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this “demon metal” has a horrific present and a troubled history. The modern … 336 View