Canadian History
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From ![]() NEW! A Limitless Capacity to ReboundFrom: Woman, Watching |
Chapter Twelve explores the hardships faced by Louise in her later life and how these affected both her work and her own strength. The chapter discusses the decline in the bird populations … | Merilyn Simonds | 22 | 2022 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() A Literary Breakthrough: Glad Day’s OriginsFrom: Any Other Way |
Jerald Moldenhauer recalls his involvement in the gay rights movement in Toronto in the 1970’s | Jearld Moldenhauer | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() A ‘Magnificent Dome’The Great University Avenue Synagogue From: The Ward |
Jack Lipinsky | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From ![]() A Married ManFrom: A Communist for the RCMP |
Dennis Gruending | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add | |
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From ![]() A Merchant’s NeedsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1819-1867.Traces the impact of William James (WJ) Stairs and examines his interest in politics, the expansion of the family firm, his dealings with the Confederacy during the US Civil War, … | James D. Frost | 35 | 2003 | $3.50 Add |
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From ![]() A Miniature House of CommonsStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
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 … | Jake Ootes | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! “A mistake”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines December 2 to 4, 1980, offering a revealing window into the internal struggle within Pierre Trudeau’s cabinet over whether to advance the constitutional … | Ron Graham | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() A Mixed BlessingThe Pacifist Sects of Upper Canada and Exemption from Militia Duty, 1793–1867 From: Worth Fighting For |
This chapter provides an overview of colonial militia laws regarding accommodation for those settlers of Upper Canada who were Quaker, Mennonite, or Tunker. By charting the methods by which the … | Ross Fair | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! A model society (1976–1980)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces how René Lévesque’s Parti Québécois (1976–1980) envisioned an inclusive "model society" in Quebec, rooted in the … | Francine Pelletier | 13 | 2025 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() A Modern City Emerges (1945-1960)From: The History of Montréal |
The postwar period was a boom time for Montreal in terms of the city’s population, economy, and size. The period was spent making up for lost time, after the hardships of depression and … | Paul-André Linteau | 15 | 2013 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() A New Beginning, 1953–63 |
Discusses the years 1953-63 in which the firm expanded. | C. Ian Kyer | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() A New Beginning, and the AfterlifeFrom: Fear of a Black Nation |
This chapter provides a history of the resurgence of Black political activism in Montreal during the 1960s, focusing on the Congress of Black Writers and the Sir George Williams protest. The … | David Austin | 14 | 2023 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() A New Constitution in the Offing |
This chapter looks at the aftermath of the Act of Union. Topics include the controversy of deciding Canada’s capital, the formulation of even more distinct English and French Canadian … | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 15 | 2002 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() A New Direction, 1906–18 |
Explains the new direction that the firm began to take in the years 1906-18 in which David Fasken gained power and prominence. Other changes that occurred during this time frame are also discussed. | C. Ian Kyer | 36 | 2013 | $3.60 Add |
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From ![]() A New People is Born |
This chapter explores the emergence of a new culture and identity in what is now Canada/Quebec. It touches on relations between Canada and Europe, and the process of Canadians becoming distinct … | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 8 | 2002 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() A New Political Movement |
The formation of a new political party in 1932 tentatively called the Commonwealth Party, outlines who was involved in this very short meeting. Analyzes the birth of the CCF, the Regina Manifesto | Lynn Gidluck | 34 | 2012 | $3.40 Add |

















