Canadian History

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Dreams of Buried Treasure

Dreams of Buried Treasure

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

1795 – 1805. Tracing the history of the theory that treasure is buried on Oak Island; includes Daniel McGinnis discovering the Money Pit, traces different discoveries on the island, excavations. 20 $2.00 Add
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Drifting Away from Little Canada in Body and Mind

Drifting Away from Little Canada in Body and Mind

SECTION FOUR- Tenacity and modernity

From: A Distinct Alien Race

This chapter examines the phenomenon of Franco-Americans moving out of Little Canadas, even before the mills fell silent, and the reasons that so many left these communities, as well as where … 12 $1.20 Add
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Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to Today

Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to Today

From: Car Nation

1973 – 2005. Looks at the oil shock of 1973, looks at the car industries involvement in nationalism, continentialism, and globalization, the development of fuel economy & emissions … 17 $1.70 Add
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Driving into the World: From the Oil Crisis to the Millenium
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Driving into the World: From the Oil Crisis to the Millenium

From: Car Nation Canada

In this chapter, Anastakis describes the history of Canada’s auto industry from early 1970s to 2000. He covers the history of key manufacturing firms, including incoming Japanese and … 14 $1.40 Add
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Dyke Fight at the Blue Jay

Dyke Fight at the Blue Jay

From: Any Other Way

Cathi Bond recalls a couple of eventful nights in Toronto in the 1970’s 3 $0.30 Add
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Early Attempts
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Early Attempts

From: Canada's Main Street

In this chapter, Baird traces Canada’s early efforts to build a coast-to-coast highway, from the 1910s through 1948. 19 $1.90 Add
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Early Life

Early Life

From: Asleep in the Deep

The early life of Nursing Sister Anna Irene Stamers is described as well as the history of her family in Saint John, New Brunswick, including the untimely death of her father and the financial … 10 $1.00 Add
Earthkeeping

Earthkeeping

love notes to tough times

The author of Alder Music, Gary Saunders returns with an evocative, lyrical, and immersive collection of personal essays on our relationship with nature and with each other. In nine sections, … 316 View
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Ecology

Ecology

From: Earthkeeping

Part Two contains the sections: Peeper Spring, Cornsequences, Chipmunk Penance, Nova Scotia’s 2003 Floods, A Calendar of Roadside Flowers, Tough Little Trees of the Fringe, Leaf Thief I and … 37 $3.70 Add
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Editor's Introduction
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Editor’s Introduction

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham introduces the diaries of Jim Coutts, principal secretary to Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, serving from 1975 to 1981. 3 $0.30 Add
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Edward Burr
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Edward Burr

Fiddler and Gravedigger

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter tells the story of Edward Burr, a black loyalist who, against all odds became prosperous and successful. 16 $1.60 Add
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Edward Schreyer
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Edward Schreyer

From: The Governors General

In this chapter, Fraser traces Edward Schreyer’s tenure as Governor General of Canada from 1979 to 1984. 5 $0.50 Add
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Electricity and Sex
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Electricity and Sex

From: Vancouver Vice

This chapter provides a history of the West End, with a focus on the importance of electricity and sex in the neighbourhood’s development. 10 $1.00 Add
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Elizabeth Street

Elizabeth Street

What the City Directories Reveal

From: The Ward

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Ella on the Radio, and the Lomond Venture

Ella on the Radio, and the Lomond Venture

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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Elsie's Story

Elsie’s Story

From: The Ward

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