Canadian History

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Chapter 6

Building the Modern Fleet, 1945-2003

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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This chapter explores the history of the New Brunswick navy after the second world war and the special role played by New Brunswick in building the modern Canadian navy. It touches on significant … ; 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 6

Liberty vs. The Dollar

From: Quebec in Question

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A brief description of the colonial state of Quebec society — cultural, social, economic — and the status of Quebeckers as second class citizens within Canada in the postwar period, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Chapter 6

Heritage, History, and Zombie Mines

From: Mining Country

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This chapter discusses abandoned mines throughout Canada and efforts to contain pollution and reclaim devastated land. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 7

What the Body Remembers

From: Legacy

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This chapter discusses the physiological and medical impacts of trauma including headaches, insomnia, and learning disabilities. The chapter also discusses indigenous medicinal and healing practices. 38 $3.80 Add
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Conclusion

From: Captured Hearts

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The conclusion reflects on the lives these women made for themselves in their adopted home of New Brunswick. This chapter highlights the communities, work, and support these women created and … 5 $0.50 Add
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Devastation and Protest

The Depression in the West

From: The Rise of the New West

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1930s, the unprepared farmers and works and the government response to the situation. Outlines the founding of social credit and the CCF 42 $4.20 Add
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Dieppe, August 19, 1942: The Story of John Arsenault

Chapter Six

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

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Chapter Six focuses on the story of John Arsenault, from Adamsville, New Brunswick, describing his time with the Royal Canadian Engineers in the 7th Field Company, the failed storming of Dieppe, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Dirty Books and Dirty Looks

From: Vancouver Vice

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In this chapter, Chapman describes the Vice squad’s efforts to bring down the Wayne Harris crime ring, and how these were disrupted by the new mayor of Vancouver’s focus on … 17 $1.70 Add
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Disseminating Feminist Knowledge in the Digital Era

From: Take Back the Fight

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Disseminating Feminist Knowledge in the Digital Era, chapter six, argues for the importance of and need for locations for sharing feminist knowledge and debate, and for developing activist … 22 $2.20 Add
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Edward Burr

Fiddler and Gravedigger

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

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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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Esquimalt Crisis, August 1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

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the crisis of defending Victoria when war broke out in 1914 51 $5.10 Add
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Ezekiel Hart, House of Assembly Member from Trois-Rivières

From: The First Jews in North America

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On the life and political ambitions of Ezekiel Hart. He was the First Jewish Elected Representative of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada for Trois-Rivières. 24 $2.40 Add
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Favourite Daughters and Competing Mothers

From: Immodest and Sensational

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Examines some of the most accomplished female athletes of the 1950s 12 $1.20 Add
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Flawed Peace and the Treaty of 1749

From: We Were Not The Savages

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Chapter 6 focuses on the flawed peace which followed the Treaty of 1725 and the later Treaty of 1749. 18 $1.80 Add
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Global Cultural Diversity Movement and the UNESCO Convention

From: Canadian Culture in a Globalized World

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Describes the pushback to trade agreement impacts on culture internationally, and describes the creation of the UNESCO Convention (1970) and assesses the impact it has had on Canadian and global … 19 $1.90 Add
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Here Come the Americans

From: Unicorn in the Woods

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In this chapter, Pitts describes Q1 Labs’ success in finding funding, and how they confronted concerns about their Canadian and Maritime location. 9 $0.90 Add