Canadian History

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
The First Jews in North America The Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family, 1760-1860 Baraka Books	“Vaugeois’s fascinating account, amply illustrated by archival documents, is a valuable contribution to the history of Quebec, Canada and minority-majority relations.” The …	Denis Vaugeois; Käthe Roth	380	2012	View
From Towel Service From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Monica Noy recalls how she met her future wife.	Monica Noy	1	2017	$0.10 Add
From The First Trudeau Regime, 1968–1979 From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces View James Lorimer and Company	Discusses the effect of Pierre Elliott Trudeau on the federation including constitutional battles of the 1970s, the natural resource battle of Ottawa vs. the West, and the rebalancing of powers …	Ed Whitcomb	27	2017	$2.70 Add
From The First World War and the Twenties, 1911–1929 From: Rivals for Power: Ottawa and the Provinces View James Lorimer and Company	Describes Ottawa’s efforts to supersede provincial powers especially concerning natural resources from 1911-1929.	Ed Whitcomb	17	2017	$1.70 Add
From The First Year (1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax View Formac Publishing	Chapter 2 discusses the actions of the Halifax Relief Commission in the first year after the explosion.	Barry Cahill	28	2020	$2.80 Add
From NEW! The Fix From: Vancouver Vice View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, Chapman explores an apparent suicide that may have been linked to Wayne Harris.	Aaron Chapman	12	2021	$1.20 Add
From The Forces Regroup From: Gay Marriage View James Lorimer and Company	looks at the opposition to same-sex marriage’s response to the Ottawa decision and how they continued to fight it	Benjamin Waterhouse; Louisa Blair; Robert Chodos; Sylvain Larocque	18	2006	$1.80 Add
From The Four Tragedies of Lac-Mégantic From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster View Collection: Environmental Disasters in Canada: Causes, Impact, and Response James Lorimer and Company	Describes the series of subsequent tragedies that befell the Lac-Mégantic community: widespread PTSD and other health problems; legal predators who exploited vulnerable victims’ …	Bruce Campbell	11	2018	$1.10 Add
From NEW! The Fourteenth Mission: The Story of Joseph Laurie Cormier Chapter Four From: Bombs and Barbed Wire View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Four focuses on the story of Laurie Cormier of Moncton, New Brunswick, describing his time as a tail gunner for the No. 427 “Lion” Squadron of the RCAF, his capture as a …	Ronald Cormier	21	2022	$2.10 Add
From NEW! The Fox and the Burglar From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	From Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s	Gilberto Fernandes	11	2026	$1.10 Add
The Franz Boas Enigma Inuit, Arctic, and Sciences Baraka Books	“… Franz Boas has remained an enigma, so misunderstood as a person and so often misrepresented as an anthropologist.” William S. Willis, Jr. How did Franz Boas become the …	Ludger Müller-Wille	188	2014	View
From The French Empire and the First Metis of the Old Northwest From: Songs Upon the Rivers View Baraka Books	This chapter explores Metis history, looking at the history of various Metis communities across North America and the formation of Métis identity. It covers some early French colonial …	Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette	44	2016	$4.40 Add
From The Frontier War — 1756 From: The Fall of New France View James Lorimer and Company	Separates the Frontier War of 1756 into Preparations for the campaign, Oswego (Montcalm’s first victory), Native Warfare, and reorganization in the English Colonies	Ronald J. Dale	7	2004	$0.70 Add
From The Fur Trade and the Metis of the New Northwest From: Songs Upon the Rivers View Baraka Books	This chapter examines the history of the British (and later Canadian) fur trade, taking the role of a latter-day witness to the arrival of French-speaking peoples in the Pacific Northwest. It …	Michel Bouchard; Robert Foxcurran; Sébastien Malette	28	2016	$2.80 Add
From The Futile Search for a Just Peace, 1752–1761 From: We Were Not The Savages View Fernwood Publishing	Chapter 8 examines the topics of Lawrence’s Scalping Proclamation versus the Phips’s Proclamation, and the 1760s Treaties.	Daniel N. Paul	35	2022	$3.50 Add
From The Future is Here From: Charging Ahead View Baraka Books	This chapter explores challenges faced by Hydro-Quebec and the future of their system and technologies. It explores the possibility of H-Q getting involved in new energy alternatives, in …	Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow	21	2019	$2.10 Add