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'Friend of the Court': Legal Resistance at Old City Hall

‘Friend of the Court’: Legal Resistance at Old City Hall

From: Any Other Way

Tom Hooper recounts how the Right to Privacy Committee provided legal representation and advocacy for hundreds of men charged in the aftermath of the 1981 bathouse raids. 3 $0.30 Add
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An inadequate spoonful of wine

An inadequate spoonful of wine

From: The Wheel of Things

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An Incident along the Niagara
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An Incident along the Niagara

PART ONE: THE ATTIC

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter one explores the story of slavery in early Upper Canada and the United States. Topics discussed include the story of Chloe Cooley, early abolitionists in Canada and the British Empire, … 13 $1.30 Add
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An Indigenous Archeologist at the Rouge National Urban Park
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An Indigenous Archeologist at the Rouge National Urban Park

AGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES

From: Indigenous Toronto

A reading that explores Indigenous views on archeology, the presence of Ontario/Toronto’s Indigenous history, and the archeological finds at Rouge Urban National Park. 4 $0.40 Add
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An Industrial City (1850-1896)

An Industrial City (1850-1896)

From: The History of Montréal

This chapter explores the changes the city and its people underwent during industrialization, as well as demographic changes and language tensions in the city. Towards the halfway mark of the … 14 $1.40 Add
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An International Incident
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An International Incident

PART THREE: RECONSTRUCTING

From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Chapter Thirteen focuses on the life of Dr. J. Rufus Bratton. Topics discussed include his career, controversies, time leading the Ku Klux, and his ties to white supremacy in the US and Canada. 22 $2.20 Add
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An Interview with Laura Spinney
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An Interview with Laura Spinney

From: Crisis and Contagion

In this chapter, Ian McKay interviews Laura Spinney about issues relating to COVID-19. Laura Spinney is a science journalist and has written for many of the influential journals, such as Nature, … 12 $1.20 Add
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An Introduction
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An Introduction

From: In Praise of Retreat

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An Overview of the Rwandan Genocide

An Overview of the Rwandan Genocide

From: The Hope that Remains

This chapter orients the reader to key points of Rwandan history leading to the Rwandan genocide, an overview of the genocide itself, international responses to the genocide, and how the country … 9 $0.90 Add
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An Uneasy Marriage
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An Uneasy Marriage

From: The Fire and the Ashes

This chapter examines the marriage of labour and social democracy in Canada, which dates to the founding of the New Democratic Party in 1961. He suggests that the NDP has moderated its … 13 $1.30 Add
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An Unexpected Path to Political Life

An Unexpected Path to Political Life

From: The Golden Age of Liberalism

1966-1971. Outlines LeBlanc’s time at the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, ends with the October crisis and LeBlanc’s decision to return to New Brunswick 42 $4.20 Add
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An Unsatisfied Beneficiary

An Unsatisfied Beneficiary

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels breaks down the different ways big business in Germany supported facism and how it relates to their support of Hitler from 1933-1945. 7 $0.70 Add
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“An Unselfish Interest?”: Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954–1957

“An Unselfish Interest?”: Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954–1957

From: The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

Hungarian revolution had important implications for Canadian foreign policy. This paper explores Canada’s nuanced diplomatic reaction to the crisis against the backdrop of Ottawa’s … 19 $2.47 Add
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Out of the Cold the Thousands Came

Out of the Cold the Thousands Came

From: Any Other Way

A letter written by retired Philip McLeod to his friends describing the massive protests that occurred in Toronto following the police raids on bathhouses in the city. 4 $0.40 Add
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An Untimely Death

An Untimely Death

From: The Ward

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An Urban Rights Praxis of Remaining In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
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An Urban Rights Praxis of Remaining In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

From: White Riot

This chapter provides historical background of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) and discusses its importance as an affordable neighborhood amidst gentrification and a rampant housing crisis. ; ; ; ; 12 $1.20 Add