Canadian History

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Persecution, War, Alliance and Terrorism

Persecution, War, Alliance and Terrorism

From: We Were Not The Savages

Chapter 4 focuses on the persecution and war between England and the Mi’kmaq, and campaigns of terrorism. 24 $2.40 Add
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Peter Lougheed and the rise of the oil sands

Peter Lougheed and the rise of the oil sands

From: Oil’s Deep State

Former Alberta opposition leader Kevin Taft examines Peter Lougheed’s government in Alberta and the rise of the oil sands paying particular attention to Lougheed’s stance against … 11 $1.10 Add
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Photo Credits

Photo Credits

From: Fastest in the World

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Pickup and Calvin, 1939–52

Pickup and Calvin, 1939–52

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Focuses on Pickup and Calivn from the years 1939-52, who were two named partners at the firm. Alex Fasken’s role in the firm is also discussed. 22 $2.20 Add
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Picture Credits

Picture Credits

From: The Culture of Nature

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Is Your Daughter Safe?: Reactionary Reflections on the Suicide of a Pansy

Is Your Daughter Safe?: Reactionary Reflections on the Suicide of a Pansy

From: Any Other Way

An excerpt from a tabloid covering the suicide of a man facing charges for indecent behaviour in 1930. 1 $0.10 Add
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Plans to Conciliate the Beothuk

Plans to Conciliate the Beothuk

From: The Beothuk

This chapter explorers how the colonial government in Newfoundland interacted with the Beothuk around the turn of the 19th century. 4 $0.40 Add
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Policing The Lord's Day

Policing The Lord’s Day

From: The Ward

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Political Boss

Political Boss

From: Cheated

Chapter Two delves into the year 1896 when the Wilfrid Laurier Liberals took office with a focus on the life of cabinet minister Clifford Sifton. ; 20 $2.00 Add
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Political Highs and Lows

Political Highs and Lows

From: Charging Ahead

This chapter looks at politics, evolutions in the energy industry, and Hydro-Quebec’s future. ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Politics and Family Ties, 1876–80

Politics and Family Ties, 1876–80

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Discusses the role politics played in restructuring the firm in the mid-1870s, when many departures and arrivals occurred. 15 $1.50 Add
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Pompey Rumsey and Cairo
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Pompey Rumsey and Cairo

A Black Loyalist Love Story

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

This chapter describes the relationship between Pompey Rumsey and Cairo and explores the discrimination that was faced by someone who married an enslaved person. 13 $1.30 Add
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Portrait of a Publisher
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Portrait of a Publisher

Jack McClelland and McClelland & Stewart in 1968

From: 1968 in Canada

Nineteen sixty-eight was a tremendously eventful year for publisher Jack McClelland and his publishing house, McClelland & Stewart. On the one hand, spurred by funding opportunities initiated … 19 $1.90 Add
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Post-Prohibition
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Post-Prohibition

Loosening the Noose

From: Bottoms Up

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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Postscript
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Postscript

Lessons Learned

From: Anatomy of an Election

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Preface

Preface

From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses

Explains what drew the author to this project. Acknowledgments are also made. 6 $0.60 Add