Disasters

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A Crew of One

A Crew of One

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Analyzes the safety practices of Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the railway which ran through Lac-Mégantic: How the company pushed for single member crews and regularly ignored … 13 $1.30 Add
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After the Disaster

After the Disaster

From: Titanic Remembered

Looks at the ships involved in the aftermath of the disaster and the effort to find survivors: Mackay-Bennett, Minia, Montmagny and Algerine 12 $1.20 Add
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Aftermath

Aftermath

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Anaylzes the response to the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster by Transport Canada; Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, and the rail industry. Documents an accountability diversion to the last … 13 $1.30 Add
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Apocalypse

Apocalypse

From: The Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster

Describes the Lac-Mégantic disaster in detail: from the runaway train’s final moments before derailment to the inferno that killed forty-seven people, spilled six million litres of … 15 $1.50 Add
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Appendix

Appendix

The Halifax Relief Commission First Annual Report (31 December 1918)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

The Halifax Relief Commission First Annual Report (31 December 1918) 19 $1.90 Add
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At Sea

At Sea

From: Titanic Remembered

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 … 11 $1.10 Add
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Benevolent Oligarchy or “Political Octopus”?

Benevolent Oligarchy or “Political Octopus”?

(1919-1921)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 4 discusses the political and financial controversies that the Halifax relief commission became embroiled in after the end of the First World War, as reconstruction of the destroyed areas … 16 $1.60 Add
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Silphium

Silphium

From: Lost Feast

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. 17 $1.70 Add
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The Scrambled Paradise

The Scrambled Paradise

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman describes her time travelling through Hawaii and the biodiversity she witnessed there. Newman describes how after centuries of plant and animal invasions, both purposefully … 24 $2.40 Add
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Honey and Roses

Honey and Roses

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman explores the history of honey and mead and how it has maintained a presence and connection to society for millennia’s. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Sex Life of Plants

The Sex Life of Plants

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman continues to focus on the roles of bees, however, this time she explore their role in pollination, crop survival, and the dangers of decline and loss of bee populations … 23 $2.30 Add
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Wabi-Sabi

Wabi-Sabi

From: Lost Feast

In this final chapter Newman focuses on our relationship to the ocean and how global warming, pollution, and overfishing puts the is leading us to a global crisis which needs to be addressed. 27 $2.70 Add
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Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

From: Lost Feast

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. 22 $2.20 Add
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Across the Seas of Grass

Across the Seas of Grass

From: Lost Feast

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 … 17 $1.70 Add
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The Beast in the Jaktorów Forest

The Beast in the Jaktorów Forest

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman explores the history of the cow, both as a animal and a food source. 19 $1.90 Add
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Burger 2.0

Burger 2.0

From: Lost Feast

In this chapter Newman explores the possible future of alternative meat, through examining the history of veggie burgers, Beyond Meat products, and the next generation of agricultural innovation … 16 $1.60 Add