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Part II

Part II

Miles McDonnell

From: Unsettled

Part II describes the ongoing establishment of the Red River Settlement, and the role played Miles McDonnell, who was appointed to head the colony by the Earl of Selkirk in 1813. Part II includes … 142 $14.20 Add
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Part II

Part II

From: The Matryoshka Memoirs

Part Two picks up from the first as Irina and Sergei escape from Germany with their child, and immigrate to Canada. The author continues to include scenes from the modern day between herself and … 80 $8.00 Add
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Part II: Settlement
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Part II: Settlement

From: Cobalt

Part II contains Chapter 5: Boom Town, Chapter 6: Cobalt as Colony, Chapter 7: Women and the Domestication of Frontier, and Chapter 8: The Myth of the Gunless Frontier. 56 $5.60 Add
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Part III

Part III

Colin Robertson

From: Unsettled

Part III describes the role of Colin Robertson, senior clerk of the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company, in the continued story of the Red River Settlement. Part III includes the following … 86 $8.60 Add
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Part III: Class Conflict
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Part III: Class Conflict

From: Cobalt

Part III contains Chapter 9: Class War in Cobalt, Chapter 10: A Place Called Hell, Chapter 11: Empire Ontario and Temagami, and Chapter 12: The Birth of an Industry. 45 $4.50 Add
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Part IV

Part IV

Robert Semple

From: Unsettled

Part IV describes the settlement under leadership of Robert Semple, Governor in Chief of the Red River Settlement, culminating in the Battle of Seven Oaks. Part IV includes the following … 35 $3.50 Add
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Part IV: Spectacle
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Part IV: Spectacle

From: Cobalt

Part IV contains Chapter 13: The Fight of the Century, Chapter 14: The Canadian Holy Grail, and Chapter 15: Cobalt as a Vaudeville Production. 28 $2.80 Add
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Part One
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Part One

From: The Mantle of Struggle

Part one explores Britain’s colonization of the Island of Dominica, provides historical background of Rosie Douglas’ ancestors, and describes the nature of his upbringing. Part one … 24 $2.40 Add
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Part One Indigenous Commons, Capital Cravings, and the Coming of Colonialism, 1500-1790 and The Dish with One Spoon
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Part One Indigenous Commons, Capital Cravings, and the Coming of Colonialism, 1500-1790 and The Dish with One Spoon

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This section discusses first contact between the Europeans and the Indigenous inhabitants and divergent understandings of property rights and land tenure and collectivism and individualism. 13 $1.30 Add
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Part Three
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Part Three

From: The Mantle of Struggle

Part three describes Douglas’ life after his return to Dominica in 1976 and leading up to the general election in 2000. It explores his contributions to Domica’s political … 76 $7.60 Add
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Part Two
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Part Two

From: The Mantle of Struggle

Part two explores Douglas’ move to Canada to attend Sir George Williams University in Montreal during the 1960s. These chapters detail his life during this time; his civil rights activism … 102 $10.20 Add
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Part Two, The Capitalist Road from Colony to Nation, 1790-1890 and Contradictory Compulsions
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Part Two, The Capitalist Road from Colony to Nation, 1790-1890 and Contradictory Compulsions

Colonial Autocracy and Capitalist & "Liberty," 1791-1820

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter reviews the continued expansion of British rule in North America and the establishment of Upper Canada and Lower Canada under the Constitutional Act of 1791 14 $1.40 Add
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Part V: Catastrophe and Collapse
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Part V: Catastrophe and Collapse

From: Cobalt

Part V contains Chapter 16: Fire, Racial Backlash, and Epidemic, Chapter 17: The War Comes Home, and Chapter 18: The Final Battle. 55 $5.50 Add
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Part VI: Cobalt Goes Global
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Part VI: Cobalt Goes Global

From: Cobalt

Part VI contains Chapter 19: Exporting Hinterland, Chapter 20: The Family Business, and Chapter 21: The Return to Cobalt. 29 $2.90 Add
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Party Politics in British Columbia: The Persistence of Polarization

Party Politics in British Columbia: The Persistence of Polarization

From: British Columbia Politics and Government

Analysis of the role of ideological and class-based distinctions as organizing principles in BC party politics at both the provincial and federal level. 21 $2.10 Add
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Pass the Spuds
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Pass the Spuds

From: Up the Coast

Chapter Seven focuses on the cook house, the cook Dave, the routine at the logging camp, grizzly bears in the shed, and the cook Lousia the nazi. 10 $1.00 Add