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More Bounties for Human Scalps and the Treaty of 1752

From: We Were Not The Savages

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Chapter 7 focuses on the rise of bounties, the Scalping Proclamation of 1749, and the Treaty of 1752. 26 $2.60 Add
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Northwestern Ontario Since the 1980s

From: North of Superior

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Looks at the change in perception in the late 1980s to a worry of jobs leaving the region. Analyzes the decline of industrialism, post-industrial changes and the rise of Aboriginal Influence. ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Nothing Happens Haphazardly

From: Woman, Watching

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Chapter Eight explores Louise’s journey writing her "Little Bird Book." The chapter follows the writing and publishing of her first book and Len’s homecoming from the war. 10 $1.00 Add
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Off to War

From: Len & Cub

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This chapter recounts the arrival of WW1 and Len & Cub’s experiences during this period and at war. ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Official Multiculturalism and Blacks

From: Black Canadians

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Other Poverty Initiatives

From: When Poverty Mattered

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Part VI: Cobalt Goes Global

From: Cobalt

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Part VI contains Chapter 19: Exporting Hinterland, Chapter 20: The Family Business, and Chapter 21: The Return to Cobalt. 29 $2.90 Add
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Peace and Scorched Earth

From: Canada in the World

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The Cold War – Israel, Suez and Canadian Mythology – The Dominion and the Rising Sun – The Scorched Earth of Korea – The Heroes of Dien Bien Phu – Saving Somoza: … 49 $4.90 Add
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Post-Prohibition

Loosening the Noose

From: Bottoms Up

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Chapter 7 explores the relaxing of alcohol related legislation in Newfoundland and the evolution of drinking culture throughout the rest of the 20th century. 14 $1.40 Add
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Recognition politics and reconciliation fantasies: Liberal multiculturalism and the “Indian land question”

From: Home and Native Land

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Explores the parallels and divergences between the distinct but linked projects of national reconstruction: the state-led project of multiculturalism and the state’s attempt to resolve its … 23 $2.30 Add
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Skedaddling, Crimping, and Deserting

PART TWO: A HOUSE TORN ASUNDER

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

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Chapter Seven focuses on public and financial support for the war effort during the early weeks of the Civil War. Topics discussed include the need for more men, “bounties” and public … 16 $1.60 Add
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Sun Spot

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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The chapter explores Margie’s memories of new mukluks, the 1956 Meteor station wagon, and a child’s fear of the unknown. 13 $1.30 Add
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Survivors Stories

CoCo

From: The Hope that Remains

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CoCo describes how when she was eleven, she managed to flee to the Congo during the genocide, and returned later to Rwanda with most of her family surviving. She later befriended an American … 13 $1.30 Add
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Technological Utopias

World's Fairs and Theme Parks

From: The Culture of Nature

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The author explores World’s Fairs and theme parks, including Expo 67 (Montreal) and Expo 86 (Vancouver), to examine the process of technological development and its consequences on the … 38 $3.80 Add
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The Bisexuality Wars:

The Perils of Identity as Marginality

From: In a Queer Country

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Zoe Newman’s ‘The Bisexuality Wars: The Perils of Identity as Marginality" looks at differing views of sexual orientation, in particular the role of self-identified bisexuals in … 21 $0.42 Add
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The Black Robes Return

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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This chapter looks at the Black Robes and Catholic church’s role in some of the history of French-descended and French-speaking populations in North America. ; ; 43 $4.30 Add