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The Land of the West

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She describes her arrival in Canada. 10 $1.00 Add
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The Multiple Lives of Ordinary Buildings

From: The Ward Uncovered

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The Navy, 1956–58 88

From: A Halifax Boyhood

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Looks at his time in the Navy and the decision for the path his life would take afterwards. 1956-58 ; 4 $0.40 Add
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The Perogy Bees of the Prairies

The Sauce

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Julie Van Rosendaal reflects on her relationship with perogies and its ties to her prairie upbringing, Baba’s Homestyle Perogies in Saskatoon, Eastern European migration in Western Canada, … 5 $0.50 Add
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The World’s Largest Lesbian Hockey League

From: Any Other Way

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Margaret Webb describes how the Women’s Hockey Club of Toronto gave lesbians from disparate backgrounds a space of their own to connect and compete. 4 $0.40 Add
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The United States, the Soviets, and the Post-war Fate of Germany

From: The Myth of the Good War

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Looks at the difficulty and complexity of dealing with post-war Germany and how it was not as simple as other texts and resources have made it out to be. 21 $2.10 Add
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Anchorless

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It recounts events after the author and her siblings escaped Vietnam, and the eventual death of the author’s father … 6 $0.60 Add
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Canada to France: Far From Home, Far From Over

From: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men

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Almost all CLC contingents remained in Europe following the Armistice, put to work cleaning and clearing the Western front. (Chapter includes three photographs) 23 $2.30 Add
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Chapter 21

Filing of Returns

From: Anatomy of an Election

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A day-by-day breakdown of the procedure surrounding the filing of election returns. 3 $0.30 Add
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Fascism and War after 1945

From: Big Business and Hitler

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Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels offers concluding thoughts on how American corporate capitalism emerged from the Second World War as significantly more powerful in the world, eclipsing … 5 $0.50 Add
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Disgruntled Soldiers and Civilians

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

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In the course of the year 1916 it becomes increasingly evident that soldiers as well as civilians are disgruntled and restless. The workers and other plebeians are experiencing great difficulties … 24 $78.48 Add
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Ending the Age of Fossil Fuels and Building an Economics for the Seventh Generation

Part III: Future Prospects

From: A Line in the Tar Sands

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In Chapter 21 Winona LaDuke explores the Ojibwe prophecy for the seventh fire and how it relates to collective or individual actions, discussing the Natural Resources Defense Council, disasters … 11 $1.10 Add
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For Now

From: Tracking the Caribou Queen

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This chapter concludes the memoir with Margie’s final days in Yellowknife following the completion of her exams, her last camping trip with Lawrence, their lack of a proper goodbye, … 7 $0.70 Add
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Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

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Readings in Part Four of this title, entitled "Turf Wars" discuss the challenges and conflicts faced by communities in the Northwest Territories during Stuart Hodgson’s career. … 9 $0.90 Add
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If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, Why am I Eating Matzo Ball Soup?

The Sauce

From: What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

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Amy Rosen reflects on matzo ball soup, Jewishness and Judaism, industrial matzo ball making, the authority on matzo, recipes that evoke specific memories, and context. 6 $0.60 Add
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Jason & David

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this chapter, the author discusses his attempts to create a performance piece that juxtaposed images from his childhood with stories and images from the lives of gay artists who had died of … 11 $1.10 Add