History
Showing 3329–3344 of 3400 results
| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
From ![]() Who Were the Immigrants?SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton From: A Distinct Alien Race |
The standard theory claims that most of the Canadien immigrants to New England were debt-strapped farmers, but this is not the only important story about Franco-American origins in Québec; … | David Vermette | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
|
From ![]() Who’s Greatest Together?From: Stampede |
In this chapter, Williams unpacks the theme of the 2012 centenial Stampede, "We’re Greatest Together." | Kimberley A. Williams | 40 | 2021 | $4.00 Add |
|
From ![]() Why Butterfly Should Stop Committing Literary Hara-kiriFrom: Bigotry on Broadway |
This chapter explores the racism, fetishism/objectification, and misogyny of Madame Butterfly. | Yuri Kageyama | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
|
From ![]() It Seemed Like a Gay Weddig To MeFrom: Any Other Way |
Bob Gallagher recalls his efforts to immigrate to Toronto from the United States. | Bob Gallagher | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
|
From ![]() Why Leave Home?From: Wanderlust |
Chapter One asks the question why we travel, especially leisure travel. The chapter examines the motivations behind travel, provides a brief history of travel and travellers, and explains the … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 5 | 2007 | $0.50 Add |
|
From ![]() NEW! Why We Say Powell Street and Not "Japantown"From: White Riot |
In this chapter, May and Yakashiro explain their reasoning behind the movement to retire the name "Japantown", which is commonly used to describe Vancouver’s Powell street … | Angela May; Nicole Yakashiro | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |
|
From ![]() Why Were Archaeologists Working in the Ward?From: The Ward Uncovered |
David & Williamson Robertson | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add | |
|
From ![]() Wide and Urban Wilderness: Defining Public Space in Allan GardensFrom: Any Other Way |
Tatum Taylor recounts the history of Allan Gardens as a queer space, from a visit by Oscar Wilde in 1882 to the setting of Pride festivites in the 21st century. | Tatum Taylor | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
![]() Wigmore on Nicotine and its Drug Delivery SystemsThe Medicolegal Aspects of Our Most Addictive and Dangerous Legal Drug |
Wigmore on Nicotine is the third book in the author’s trilogy of the forensic toxicology and medicolegal aspects of alcohol, cannabis, and now nicotine. Maintaining the same high standards … | James G. Wigmore | 882 | 2023 | View |
|
From ![]() NEW! Wild |
The chapter explores the impact of Margie’s mother returning to work, the Old Town and New Town, no go zones, the allure of Rainbow Valley and the reserve, their mothers reaction to Paul … | Margaret Macpherson | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
|
From ![]() Wild Goose ChaseFrom: To Wawa with Love |
Discusses ways he made money as a kid in order to be able to afford entertainments. Other things about moving from the big city to a northern small town are outlined | Tom Douglas | 7 | 2012 | $0.70 Add |
|
From ![]() NEW! Wild KinPart Three From: Earthkeeping |
Part Three contains the sections: The Lovely Duckling, Turtle Tale, So Excellent a Fish: Capelin, Gift from the Sky, God’s Dead Dog & Other Roadkills, Caribou Caper, COVID-19 Moment, and … | Gary Saunders | 43 | 2022 | $4.30 Add |
|
From ![]() NEW! Wild Rose CountryThe Klan in Alberta, 1930’s |
This chapter discusses Klan activity in Alberta in the late 1920’s and early 1930s. | Allan Bartley | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
|
From ![]() William Eppes Cormack and the Boeothick InstitutionFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of William Eppes Cormack in the early 19th century | Ingeborg Marshall | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
|
From ![]() William JamesToronto's First Photojournalist From: The Ward |
Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
|
From ![]() NEW! Williams TreatiesAGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES From: Indigenous Toronto |
An essay on the Williams Treaties and resistance. | Wanda Nanibush | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |


















