History
Showing 1937–1952 of 3972 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Jews Win a Victory Thanks to the Patriotes: The Laws of 1831–32 |
Tha author discusses his archival research into the Hart family and uncovering fascinating Jewish historical documents as well as expands upon records of early Jewish settlement and history in … | Denis Vaugeois | 27 | 2012 | $2.70 Add |
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From  Jim Egan, Gay WarriorFrom: Any Other Way |
Donald McLeod tells the story of Jim Egan, Toronto’s first publicly gay activist. | Donald W. McLeod | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Jobs and bodiesFrom: Bent out of Shape |
Karen Messing | 17 | 2021 | $1.70 Add | |
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From  NEW! Joe Clark and John TurnerFrom: The Prime Ministers |
In this chapter, Stewart examines the brief prime ministerships of Joe Clark and John Turner, whose combined time in office totals less than a year. Clark’s 1979–1980 government is … | J.D.M. Stewart | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! John Cabot and William WestonFrom: Making of Canada |
In this chapter, Koabel traces the late-fifteenth-century voyages of John Cabot and William Weston from Bristol to Newfoundland. | Greg Koabel | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! John DiefenbakerFrom: The Prime Ministers |
In this chapter, Stewart examines how John Diefenbaker’s tenture as Prime Minister (1957–1963) unfolded against Cold War pressures, marked by the Avro Arrow cancellation in 1959, the … | J.D.M. Stewart | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
 NEW! John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and the Year Canada Was Cool |
John Lennon was the world’s biggest rock star in the late Sixties. With his new wife Yoko Ono, the duo were icons of the peace movement denouncing the Vietnam War. In 1969, at the height of … | 250 | View | ||
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From  NEW! John PattersonEyewitness to History |
This chapter tells the story of John Patterson, a black loyalist who inadvertently became the subject of a bestselling book when he became involved in the capture of a fugitive. | Stephen Davidson | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Joining Up: Recruitment and EnlistmentFrom: War Among the Clouds |
This chapter outlines the steps involved in becoming an airman in the British air services, sharing the motivations New Brunswick men had for joining and what recruitment and enlistment looked … | Brent J. Wilson | 19 | 2024 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Jolly Jack Tar |
Describes the citizens response to the British gunboats in 1866 and details the citizenry’s interaction with sailors. | Cheryl MacDonald | 21 | 2017 | $2.10 Add |
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From  Journalists and Record Keepers Who Experienced the Explosion FirsthandFrom: Bearing Witness |
Michael Dupuis | 54 | 2017 | $7.56 Add | |
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From  NEW! Journey’s EndFrom: Wanda’s War |
Chapter 12 follows Casey’s arrival and early years after arriving in Canada after a seven-year journey with the Polish Army. The chapter covers his immigration to Canada, work on a farm … | Marsha Faubert | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Joy Harjo: Two excerpts from Catching the Light, Yale University PressFrom: Blind Persistence |
In this chapter, Harjo explores the power of words and the loss of oral tradition among Indigenous peoples. | Joy Harjo | 2 | 2025 | $0.20 Add |
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From  NEW! Jules LégerFrom: The Governors General |
In this chapter, Fraser traces the 1974–1979 tenure of Governor General Jules Léger and the remarkable way his wife, Gabrielle Léger, sustained the viceregal office after his … | John Fraser | 9 | 2026 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Julie PayetteFrom: The Governors General |
In this chapter, Fraser traces the tenure and abrupt removal of Julie Payette, Canada’s governor general from 2017 to 2021. | John Fraser | 14 | 2026 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Jump Jim CroweFrom: On Account of Darkness |
This chapter focuses on the community of Dresden and systemic racism in this community and others in Southern Ontario, and the experiences of Black athletes here. | Ian Kennedy | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
