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Hold Fast to This

From: Woman, Watching

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Chapter Five explores Louise’s relationship with Leonard "Len" Lawrence. The chapter discusses her move to Cabane, her mother’s visit to Canada, her marriage to Len, and … 18 $1.80 Add
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Hotel of Last Resort

From: Fighting For Space

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In 1993, Liz Evans and Mark Townsend were trying to secure housing for some of the neighbourhood’s most difficult tenants. A community ravaged by drug abuse and disease that every level of … 34 $1.02 Add
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Implementing Federalism, 1867–1878

From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces

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Describes developments in federal provincial relations from 1867-1878, including the incorporation of three new provinces. 20 $2.00 Add
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Improvising a Navy

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

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Details the response to the Fenian attack of 1866 and how a navy was brought together in the 1860s to defend Canada. 35 $3.50 Add
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King Car:

The Automobile’s Golden Age

From: Car Nation

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1945-1973. Analyzes the Great post-war boom in the car industry and argues that the automobile emblems of the era They represented a new industrial might, a new ethos of consumption and a new … 19 $1.90 Add
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Len’s Camera

From: Len & Cub

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This chapter talks about Len’s passion for photography and gives some context for photography in the early 1900s. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Life in Africville

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville

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This chapter describes the experience of the residents of Africville. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. 12 $1.20 Add

Life in Africville

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This chapter describes the experience of the residents of Africville. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. 12 $1.20 Add
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Locating Race in Suffrage

From: From Suffragette to Homesteader

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Discourses and Encounters with Race and Empire in the British Suffrage Movement 15 $1.50 Add
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Massacre at Fort William Henry — 1757

From: The Fall of New France

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Explains the construction of Fort William Henry, the first siege of the fort and the massacre 7 $0.70 Add
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Michigan Territory From the War of 1812 to Statehood in 1837

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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This chapter focuses on the period following the end of the War of 1812, and the experiences of Canadien and Métis descendants as well as Indigenous communities in North America during this … ; ; 40 $4.00 Add
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My Grandmother The Bootlegger

From: The Ward

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Nature Education and Promotion

From: The Culture of Nature

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The chapter examines the growing desire to educate the public, in particular school-aged children, about the preservation and conservation of nature and the environment. The chapter includes 15 … 40 $4.00 Add
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Nothing Can Be Taken for Granted, 1990-1999

From: Leading Progess

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In this chapter, Russell details how PIPSC addressed the ideological changes of the 1990s, including a rightward shift in the Canadian political landscape, the growth of neoliberal policies, and … 39 $3.90 Add
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Nowhere to Go but Up

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … 13 $1.30 Add