Disasters

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Lost Feast Culinary Extinction and the Future of Food ECW Press	When we humans love foods, we love them a lot. In fact, we have often eaten them into extinction, whether it is the megafauna of the Paleolithic world or the passenger pigeon of the last century. …	Lenore Newman	308	2019	View
On Borrowed Time North America's Next Big Quake Goose Lane Editions	Mention the word earthquake and most people think of California. But while the Golden State shakes on a regular basis, Washington State, Oregon, and British Columbia are located in a …	Gregor Craigie	248	2021	View
Rebuilding Halifax A History of the Halifax Relief Commission Formac Publishing	Using the perspectives of law, politics, public policy and intergovernmental relations, historian Barry Cahill describes the complex activities of an almost-unaccountable agency that took the …	Barry Cahill	226	2020	View
The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster Public Betrayal, Justice Denied James Lorimer and Company	This book explores the circumstances leading up to the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, describes the events themselves, and recounts the aftermath including the outcome of criminal trials …	Bruce Campbell	216	2018	View
Titanic Remembered The Unsinkable Ship and Halifax Formac Publishing	The sinking of the ocean-liner Titanic in April of 1912 captured the attention of the world; as the nearest large port to the site of the disaster, Halifax became the focus of the world’s …	Alan Ruffman	72	2013	View
From Introduction From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster Preview James Lorimer and Company	Overview of the town of Lac-Mégantic, its relation to railroads, and the rail disaster of 2013, placed within the context of government deregulation of key industries like transportation and …	Bruce Campbell	6	2018	$0.60 Add
From Introduction From: Rebuilding Halifax Preview Formac Publishing	The introduction provides a brief overview of the history of the Halifax Relief Commission and it’s activities over the course of its six-decade existence.	Barry Cahill	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From Introduction Christchurch and what it means for North America From: On Borrowed Time Preview Goose Lane Editions	An examination of the destruction and tragedy of the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake, as well as its implications for metropolitan cities in North America.	Gregor Craigie	14	2021	$1.40 Add
From Silphium From: Lost Feast Preview ECW Press	This chapter follows Newman’s time in Iceland tasting Icelandic butter and her reflections on culinary extinction and how the Iceland’s unique dairy products could soon become lost.	Lenore Newman	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From Chapter One Unearthing the risk in Cascadia From: On Borrowed Time Preview Goose Lane Editions	This chapter examines officials’ attempts to downplay or dismiss the risk of earthquakes since the discovery of the North American Pacific West Coast. Pieces together the events of the …	Gregor Craigie	20	2021	$2.00 Add
From Gods and Monsters From: Lost Feast Preview ECW Press	In this chapter Newman explores the history of major animal extinction through the work of Charles Darwin and other naturalists, through using the decline of the dodo bird throughout.	Lenore Newman	22	2019	$2.20 Add
From Halifax Relief From Citizen’s Committee to Government Commission (1917-1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax Preview Formac Publishing	Chapter 1 Discusses the immediate aftermath of the explosion of the Mont Blanc in Halifax harbour. The chapter describes how, within hours of the catastrophe, local government and business …	Barry Cahill	29	2020	$2.90 Add
From The Liberators From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster Preview James Lorimer and Company	Introduces the concept of neoliberalism and its prioritization of deregulation and privatization. Analyzes the process of privatization and deregulation in the Canadian rail industry. Introduces …	Bruce Campbell	10	2018	$1.00 Add
From Across the Seas of Grass From: Lost Feast Preview ECW Press	In this chapter Newman reflects on her travels to the Yukon to explore northern cuisine during which she reflects on the local bison, their preservation, and the history of the decline of …	Lenore Newman	17	2019	$1.70 Add
From At Sea From: Titanic Remembered Preview Formac Publishing	Looks at the Journey of the Titanic on the Sea, looks at specific experiences by passengers, the dangerous of icebergs, analyzes the disaster of the sinking, the responses from the white star …	Alan Ruffman	11	2013	$1.10 Add
From Chapter Two Responding to the risk From: On Borrowed Time Preview Goose Lane Editions	Details the evolution of seismographic and earthquake preparedness testing, as well as the work that has been done in various municipalities.	Gregor Craigie	16	2021	$1.60 Add

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