Labour
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() BibliographyFrom: Winnipeg 1919 |
Norman Penner | 2 | 2019 | $0.20 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! BorderlandsFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 1 explores the turbulent history of Poland leading up to the Second World War, in particular, the borderland region of the Kresy that straddles the modern day borders of Poland, Belarus … | Marsha Faubert | 15 | 2023 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to China: Crossing to Asia |
Livingstone’s journey to China on the CPR ship, Empress of Japan. (Chapter includes two photographs) | Dan Black | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to China: Getting to Know Weihaiwei |
Stationed at the Weihaiwei recruiting depot, Livingstone spends much of his time exploring the region. (Chapter includes three photographs) | Dan Black | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to China: Migrations |
The chapter examines different groups of men from Canada and China and why they chose to enlist in the war effort. (Chapter includes two maps and four photographs) | Dan Black | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to China: Missionaries Accomplished |
The story of James Menzies, a Christian missionary in China, and his decision to work with the men from the CLC. (Chapter includes one photograph) | Dan Black | 24 | 2019 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to China: Overland, but Under Guard |
The chapter explores how both Canadian and Chinese men passed their time on the train journey westward, and the security protocols adopted to ensure CLC conscripts did not desert. (Chapter … | Dan Black | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to China: Starting Out |
An account of Harry Livingstone’s initial train journey across Canada in 1917 and those CLC men moving West. (Chapter includes four photographs) | Dan Black | 20 | 2019 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to China: The Missionaries |
A short history of Canadian Christian missionaries to China and the role they played in the CLC. (Chapter includes three photographs) | Dan Black | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to France: A Journey Between Oceans |
Black explores the train voyage between Vancouver and Halifax, and highlights the ships selected to take the CLC contingents to Britain and France. (Chapter includes three photographs) | Dan Black | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to France: Back Behind Wire |
The chapter examines the hastily set-up transit camp at Petawawa, Ontario, that temporarily housed CLC contingents. (Chapter includes three photographs) | Dan Black | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to France: Death Behind the Lines |
CLC contingents were assigned along the Western Front but primarily in Northern France and Belgium where they were subject to enemy bombing raids and other dangers. (Chapter includes four photographs) | Dan Black | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to France: Far From Home, Far From Over |
Almost all CLC contingents remained in Europe following the Armistice, put to work cleaning and clearing the Western front. (Chapter includes three photographs) | Dan Black | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to France: Homeward |
Black outlines the homeward journey of many CLC contingents: from Europe to England, to Halifax, to Vancouver, to China. (Chapter includes four photographs) | Dan Black | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to France: Off the Water, Onto the Rails |
As more and more CLC contingents boarded trains in Vancouver for their cross-country trip, the Canadian government had difficulty stifling news reports of the men and their mission. (Chapter … | Dan Black | 22 | 2019 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() Canada to France: The Wanted and Unwanted |
The chapter examines Canada’s immigration policies prior to the CLC experiment and ends with Livingstone’s contingent boarding trains heading east. (Chapter includes two photographs) | Dan Black | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |






