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From  Pier 21 — Boat Days, 1954–55 77From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Looks at a typical day there when there was a influx of immigrants due to a boat landing while working for the Department of Citzenship and Immigration in the catering department | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From Pier 21 — Detention Quarters, 1954–55 73From: A Halifax Boyhood |
Looks at working at Pier 21 due to landing a job with the Department of Citzenship and Immigration in the catering department right after high school 1954-55 | Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel | 5 | 2014 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Pig Brains |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to detail her early life in Canada. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  NEW! Pilgrim WaysFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
This chapter explores the concept of pilgrimage and how it can be applied in modern life. The author discusses a variety of examples of notable religious pilgrimages. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 45 | 2021 | $4.50 Add |
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From  Pilgrim’s ProgressFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Two examines the experiences of travellers on pilgrimages and pilgrims as the first tourists. The chapter explores the pilgrims of the ancient world, early Christian pilgrims, Rome as … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 18 | 2007 | $1.80 Add |
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From  Pioneering Women’s Rights New Orleans, 1975-79From: Holocaust to Resistance |
Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis … | Suzanne Berliner Weiss | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Pioneers and Adventurers |
The second chapter, Pioneers and Adventurers, looks first at the identities of the first wave of Arab immigrants to North America. Then it considers the geographic spread and presence of this … | Houda Asal | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Pious IrrelevanciesFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Four of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on sessions discussing Nova Scotia’s arts and culture … | Robert Ashe | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Pipeline on Wheels |
Identifies how big corporations moved to get fracked North Dakota Bakken oil and bitumen to refineries, regularly ignoring basic safety practices. | Bruce Campbell | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Pipelines and Resistance across Turtle IslandPart III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands |
Chapter 23 examines resistance to pipelines across Turtle island (Canada), discussing Indigenous resistance and the anti-pipeline movement, decolonization, the resurgence of Indigenous … | Sâkihitowin Awâsis | 14 | 2014 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Is Your Daughter Safe?: Reactionary Reflections on the Suicide of a PansyFrom: Any Other Way |
An excerpt from a tabloid covering the suicide of a man facing charges for indecent behaviour in 1930. | Newspaper Excerpt | 1 | 2017 | $0.10 Add |
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From  NEW! Planning – Before the Flight |
Chapter 1 explores the planning that takes place before a flight. The chapter includes descriptions of author Doug Morris’ life and path towards aviation, the motivations behind becoming a … | Doug Morris | 33 | 2022 | $3.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Planning Smart CitiesThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 3 explores planning smart cities. Topics discussed include transportation, census data, what is meant by urban ‘blight’, public and city … | John Lorinc | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Plans to Conciliate the BeothukFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter explorers how the colonial government in Newfoundland interacted with the Beothuk around the turn of the 19th century. | Ingeborg Marshall | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Playing with a Dead FlyFrom: To Wawa with Love |
Talks about an incident at school and how he got in trouble and was given the strap by the teacher | Tom Douglas | 5 | 2012 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Please, We All Gonna Get ItTrans Women on Inevitability, Health Care, and the Cure |
In this conversation, the authors share their experiences accessing health care, their thoughts on trans representation and chosen families, their relationship to the HIV/AIDS crisis, and their … | Rory Elliot with Alyssa Pariah and Gaysha Starr | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
