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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From IntroductionFrom: Jeannie's Demise |
- | Ian Radforth | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
From Inuit Negotiate the James Bay AgreementPart 1 |
In this chapter, Zebedee examines the James Bay hydro-electric project, the lack of consultation with the Cree of James Bay during planning of this project, the foundation of Indigenous … | Zebedee Nungak | 44 | 2017 | $4.40 Add |
From Montreal and the Confederacy |
This chapter looks at links between Montreal and the Confederacy, exploring how Montreal became a hub of Confederate Secret Service activity during the American Civil War and touching on … | Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace | 12 | 2017 | $1.20 Add |
From Origins of the LaboratoryFrom: Montreal and the Bomb |
This chapter explores the early days for the British-led project to develop an atomic bomb in a Montreal laboratory, looking at key figures in the project’s foundation and management such … | Gilles Sabourin | 38 | 2021 | $3.80 Add |
From PART 1 – Developing the Quebec Cotton IndustryGirls and Women Wanted From: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores the early days of the Quebec cotton textile industry, starting around 1844-78. It covers key figures, companies, and regions of Quebec in this industry’s establishment … | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 39 | 2018 | $3.90 Add |
From Ville-Marie (1642-1665)From: The History of Montréal |
This chapter looks at the founding of Ville-Marie, the context surrounding its settlement by Europeans, and its history throughout the 17th century. | Paul-André Linteau | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
From 1. Jeannie and Her FamilyFrom: Jeannie's Demise |
- | Ian Radforth | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
From A Generation No One Was Counting OnFrom: In Defiance |
The meetings at some schools attract thousands of students, and the debates about the strike heat up. This chapter asks why this particular generation of students became vocal and active so quickly. | Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois; Lazer Lederhendler | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add |
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 |
From Chapter 2From Frenchmen to Habitants From: Quebec in Question |
A brief account of Quebec’s history from its founding to the defeat of France in 1755 and the end of the French regime in Canada. | Marcel Rioux | 17 | 1978 | $1.70 Add |
From Confederate Montreal 1861-1865 |
In the years 1861-1865, and indeed for some time following the Civil War, hundreds of Confederate exiles, soldiers, blockade runners, and agents flocked to Montreal. They formed a distinct … | Barry Sheehy; Cindy Wallace | 48 | 2017 | $4.80 Add |
From Inuit Negotiate the James Bay AgreementPart 2 |
This reading examines the Quebec government’s agreement to provide essential services to Nunavik in exchange for what Zebedee calls "the essence of Inuit identity." It also … | Zebedee Nungak | 40 | 2017 | $4.00 Add |
From Laboratory at WarFrom: Montreal and the Bomb |
This chapter continues to trace the history of this project, looking at key figures such as Bertrand Goldschmidt and the Quebec Conference, among other topics. | Gilles Sabourin | 32 | 2021 | $3.20 Add |
From PART 1 – Mill LifeFrom: Through the Mill |
This chapter explores the reality of those who worked in the mills. It covers child labour, the hours for workers, wages, workplace safety, and the issue of abusive foremen for female workers. | Gail Cuthbert Brandt | 32 | 2018 | $3.20 Add |
From Technical ProwessFrom: Charging Ahead |
This chapter explores Hydro-Quebec’s impressive technical systems. It discusses the laboratory in Varennes (part of the campus of the Hydro-Quebec’s research institute – … | Jean-Benoît Nadeau; Julie Barlow | 18 | 2019 | $1.80 Add |
From The Arrival of Aaron Hart: A Dynasty Is Born |
This chapter discusses Aaron Hart’s settlement in Trois-Rivières and some historical and economic context in North American during the 18th century. | Denis Vaugeois | 22 | 2012 | $2.20 Add |