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Maintaining a Presence

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

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Describes how the British gunboats were moved around to maintain a presence in the area even though they saw little action from 1866-1868. 6 $0.60 Add
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Excerpts from W.A. Pritchard’s Address to the Jury, March 23-24, 1920

From: Winnipeg 1919

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Excerpts from W.A Pritchard’s address to the Jury March 23-24, 1920. Pritchard was one of eight indifiduals prosecuted for seditious conspiracy in the aftermath of the Winnipeg General Strike 42 $4.20 Add
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Fifty Years of Class Struggle

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

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Dimension was lucky to have some of the most senior and respected left trade unionists and labour academics writing in its pages. And, from the 1980s, it also had several regular labour … ; 28 $2.80 Add
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Fighting for Gender Equality

From: Immodest and Sensational

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Examines feminist activism in women’s sports in canada from 1970 to 2008 10 $1.00 Add
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Framed

From: Vancouver Vice

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This chapter details the creation of a new special police squad to address the rising number of sex workers on the streets of the West End. By merely displacing sex workers, this squad shifted … 12 $1.20 Add
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Hanna and Saied’s Story

From: Any Other Way

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Kamal Al-Solaylee tells the story of Hanna and Saied, two Syrian refugees who discovered community and acceptance in Toronto’s LGBTQ community after arriving in the city in 2016. 3 $0.30 Add
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Honouring and Remembering

From: Asleep in the Deep

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The sinking of the hospital ship Llandovery Castle captured the popular imagination for its wanton cruelty, drama, and the number of non-combatant deaths. Anna Stamers’ memorial service in … 21 $2.10 Add
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I Don’t Just Sit There and Smile and Clap My Hands

From: Let's Move On

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Okalik discusses the 2008 election, challenges and controversies faced by his administration, becoming a regular member of the Legislative Assembly and his view of the Aariak government, his … 8 $0.80 Add
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Imagining an Intercultural Nation:

A Moment in Canadian Queer Cinema

From: In a Queer Country

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James Allan’s "Imagining an Intercultural Nation: A Moment in Canadian Queer Cinema" explores three films of recent years which feature gay topics, Kanada by Mike Holboom, Love … 27 $0.54 Add
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Indians of Childhood

From: The Imaginary Indian

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In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … 50 $5.00 Add
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Indians of Childhood

From: The Imaginary Indian, 1st Edition

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In the world of childhood, there were two Indians. One was the Indian of campouts and woodcraft lore and wilderness adventure, presented by Ernest Thompson Seton. The other was the schoolbook … 50 $2.50 Add
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James Favel, Winnipeg, Peguis First Nation

“You’re a stakeholder because you’ve got to walk these streets every day.”

From: How We Go Home

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James Favel, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, is of the Peguis First Nation. He describes his childhood in Winnipeg and his reaching out to his father as teenager, and reconnecting with his culture. He … 19 $1.90 Add
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Jean Chrétien’s Conversion

From: Gay Marriage

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examines the change in opinion of Prime Minister Jean Chretien ; 12 $1.20 Add
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Land & Sea & Sky

Part Seven

From: Earthkeeping

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Part Seven contains the sections: Two Rural Dreams, Bonavista Traverse, Sailing Bloody Reach, Sable Island: Ultimate Shunpiking, Sky Stone, and Plastic Ocean Blues. Topics discussed include … 34 $3.40 Add
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Leaks, Anomalies, and Questions

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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Inconsistencies and contradictory evidence frustrate historians and readers alike, but the questions most difficult to answer may prove the most important in the long run. The anomalies and … ; 23 $2.30 Add