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The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

From: Uncle

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In this chapter, Thompson examines the "Mammy" figure, another stock character who was first depicted in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The chapter also touches on Confederate monuments, and … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Rooster

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She speaks about her mother and their relationship. 3 $0.30 Add
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The Rough Road to Independence

1945-1960

From: Postcards from Congo

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This chapter follows the journey of the burgeoning Congolese nation to fight for and achieve Independence following the second world war until 1960. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Smart Bill is Coming

From: Charging Ahead

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This chapter highlights Hydro-Sherbrooke, a system separate from Hydro-Quebec, and explores the ways in which H-Q could learn from Hydro-Sherbrooke. It then looks to the future of H-Q and the … ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Southern Door: Introducing Aboriginal Spirituality into the Classroom

From: Circle Works

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The Third Reich

A Welfare State?

From: Big Business and Hitler

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Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels provides an examination of the economic landscape of Germany in 1936-1939. 15 $1.50 Add
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The Wild Place

From: Wanda’s War

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Chapter 7 reflects on Wanda’s time as a displaced person in the Wildflecken displaced persons camp, which housed more than fifteen thousand displaced Poles. The chapter covers the living … 11 $1.10 Add
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Thomas Peters

A Passion for Justice

From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick

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This chapter begins the story of Thomas Peters, a black loyalist who, upon arriving in New Brunswick worked tirelessly to advocate for the rights of other black loyalists in the colony. 7 $0.70 Add
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Timeline

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Komagata Maru

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To Slocan instead of Greenwood

From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence

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He is sent to work at slocan instead of joining his family at Greenwood and ensuing arguments with the Security Commission about broken promises ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Two Writers Named Kostashchuk

Part Two

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

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Chapter Four focuses on the second Vasyl (Mykolaiovych) Kostashchuk, another relative unknown to them. Discussing his time as a sharpshooter in the post-Second-World-War underground army known as … 13 $1.30 Add
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Unrecognized Champions and Media Darlings

From: Immodest and Sensational

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Examines the shift in media coverage of women’s sport in the 1960s and 70s. Outlines those who did not receive media attention and showcases a shift in reporting to one taking female … 12 $1.20 Add
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Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand … 6 $0.60 Add
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Wartime Family Life for Italian Canadians

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

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This chapter describes the wartime experiences of Italian Canadians who weren’t inturned and how their lives were made more difficult by widespread predjudice and mistrust. It illustrates … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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Why Butterfly Should Stop Committing Literary Hara-kiri

From: Bigotry on Broadway

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This chapter explores the racism, fetishism/objectification, and misogyny of Madame Butterfly. 9 $0.90 Add
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Women as Citizens in Canada

From: From Subjects to Citizens

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It is impossible to understand the place of women as citizens in Canada without understanding the moment of women’s inscription as citizens. This moment, and the terms of inscription, have … 12 $1.20 Add