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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Sciopero! Sciopero! From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter recounts the 1960 construction workers’ strike in Toronto, led by Italian-Canadian labourers seeking union recognition. Triggered by the Hogg’s Hollow disaster and unsafe …	Gilberto Fernandes	13	2026	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Scoop From: Tracking the Caribou Queen View NeWest Press	This chapter focuses on the families first government house in the north, their neighbours, the forced friendship with Carmel Johnson and Margie’s cruel gift of soap, the residential …	Margaret Macpherson	24	2022	$2.40 Add
From Scouts at her Majesty’s Service From: Rwanda and the New Scramble for Africa View Baraka Books	In Chapter 4, Philpot critiques and highlights the fact that a commission comprising of mainly American, Canadian, and French nationals– six of ten members of whom admitted that they knew …	Robin Philpot	12	2013	$1.20 Add
From “Scruples of Conscience” and the Historic Peace Churches in the War of 1812 From: Worth Fighting For View Between The Lines	Upper Canadian settlers in the Niagara region probably suffered greater effects from the land battles of the War of 1812 than citizens of any other region on the continent. Yet the many instances …	Jonathan Seiling	14	2015	$1.40 Add
NEW! Searching for Serafim The Life and Legacy of Serafim "Joe" Fortes Arsenal Pulp Press	In Searching for Serafim, author Ruby Smith Díaz seeks to unravel the complicated legacy of a local legend Serafim "Joe" Fortes. She draws from historical documents to form an …	Ruby Smith Diaz	144	2025	View
From Searching For The Old Ward From: The Ward View Coach House Books		Shawn Micallef	3	2015	$0.30 Add
From Second World War, 1942–45 29 From: A Halifax Boyhood View Formac Publishing	What he remembers about being a boy in Halifax during WWII and how it shaped him 1942-45	Malcolm MacLeod; William D. Naftel	5	2014	$0.50 Add
From Secondary Targeting: A Strategic Approach to Tar Sands Resistance Part III: Future Prospects From: A Line in the Tar Sands View Between The Lines	In Chapter 26 Stephan D’Arcy examines strategies to tar sand resistance by Indigenous communities, environmental NGOs, trade unions, and community defence organizations, and how to bring it …	Stephen D'Arcy	11	2014	$1.10 Add
From Secret arrangements for departure From: Within the Barbed Wire Fence View James Lorimer and Company	The quiet arrangements that had to be made in order to leave the camp	Leatrice M. Willson Chan; Takeo Ujo Nakano	4	2012	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Secrets of Chinatown: Victoria’s Notorious Quota Quickie From: Shot in Vancouver View Arsenal Pulp Press	In this chapter, Wiebe discusses Secrets of Chinatown (1935), produced under the British quota system in Victoria, British Columbia, and how the film serves as a case study in early Canadian cinema.	Sam Wiebe	4	2026	$0.40 Add
From Section Five From: Beryl View Between The Lines	In this section the author describes Beryl’s later stages of life and her reflections on her work, her frustration with current government, and her legacy in the eyes of the public as well …	Dustin Galer	43	2023	$4.30 Add
From Section Four From: Beryl View Between The Lines	This section provides a look into Beryl’s fight for accessible public transport, her recognition by the Ontario government her command of storytelling to pursuade, and the beginning of her …	Dustin Galer	42	2023	$4.20 Add
From Section One From: Beryl View Between The Lines	In this section, the author provides context to Beryl’s upbringing, and recounts her arrival to Canada, as well as her starting a family and suffering a tragic accident which alters her …	Dustin Galer	58	2023	$5.80 Add
From Section Three From: Beryl View Between The Lines	This section continues Beryl’s journey from life-changing accident to becoming a well known disability rights advocate, discussing the impact she was able to have and the struggles she …	Dustin Galer	62	2023	$6.20 Add
From Section Two From: Beryl View Between The Lines	In this section the author details the aftermath of Beryl’s accident and her subsequent problems with addiction, and her resilience and the start of her advocacy and activism. This section …	Dustin Galer	54	2023	$5.40 Add
From Security in the Post-Industrial Age From: The Cult of Efficiency View House of Anansi Press	From The Cult of Efficiency:	Janice Gross Stein	16	2001	$1.60 Add