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From  Writing Off the IndianFrom: The Imaginary Indian |
In this chapter, the author dispassionately examines the early “image makers”—the writers who travelled through Native nations to give first-hand account of the Native Peoples. … | Daniel Francis | 39 | 1992 | $3.90 Add |
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From  Xi Jingping’s China |
The book ends with an exploration of Xi Jingping’s China, including a brief overview of the country’s current conflicts, and looks at the future of democracy in China in the context … | Michael Cormier | 17 | 2013 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Year of the Klan(1926) |
This chapter discusses how the Klan reached the peak of their influence in Canada throughout 1926, seeing a large increase in recruitment and various events held throughout the country. | Allan Bartley | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Years of Crisis 1929-1939 |
In this chapter, Jerome traces the 1929 to 1939 crisis in British Mandate Palestine, and Albert Einstein’s unwavering advocacy for Jewish-Arab reconciliation. | Fred Jerome | 60 | 2024 | $6.00 Add |
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From  Yellow Boots on Queer WestFrom: Any Other Way |
With a pair of yellow rubber boots and a GPS watch, John Greyscon recounts the drawing of an unconventional portrait. | John Greyson | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From  You Are How You EatFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Tom Porawski | 6 | 2018 | $0.60 Add | |
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From  You Have to be Decisive, and Act QuicklyFrom: Let's Move On |
Okalik speaks about the difficulties of finding balance during his early days in office and expands on some of his and his government’s decisions surrounding decentralization, education, … | Paul Okalik | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From  NEW! “You should be in politics”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the final weeks of August 1978, as the Trudeau government struggled to craft an anti-inflation and social security package ahead of the 1979 election (as told by … | Ron Graham | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From  You’ll Get Used to It |
After a short stay in Trois-Rivières, 711 men and boys arrived at Camp B in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, where locals had been toiling to finish constucting the site. Here they were … | Andrew Theobald | 46 | 2019 | $4.60 Add |
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From  "You’ll Never Believe What Happened" Is Always a Great Way to StartFrom: The Truth About Stories |
In this reading, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King explores the idea that stories, both those we tell ourselves and those that are told to us by others, are foundational in establishing … | Thomas King | 30 | 2003 | $3.60 Add |
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From  Young HannahFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
This chapter describes Hannah Arendt’s birth of a middle-class Jewish family, her parents’ interest in society and politics, and the early loss of her father to syphilis. It also … | Ann Heberlein | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Young WriterFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add | |
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From You’re Not the Indian I Had in MindFrom: The Truth About Stories |
In this chapter, Indigenous author and scholar Thomas King recalls his experiences travelling around North America on a photography expedition and provides accounts of the different ways … | Thomas King | 32 | 2003 | $3.84 Add |
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From  NEW! YuriVersions of a Murder From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Ten is about Yuri Kosovan, the author’s maternal great uncle. Describing his death, the four varying tales of his death at the hands of either “bandyty” (bandits), UPA, Banderivtsi … | Myrna Kostash | 22 | 2022 | $2.20 Add |
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From  Zanini and IrvineFrom: Sweethearts |
1960s explores the disorganization of unions at this time and how Zanini and Irvine took advantage of this to gain power over the developers with their own union | Catherine Wismer | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Zero People of No Man’s LandThe Indo-Bangladesh Fence From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on the wall beween India and Bangladesh, exploring the history of partition and the history of this division and how it has increased divisions between countries, religions, … | Marcello Di Cintio | 27 | 2013 | $2.70 Add |
