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Bomb Scare

Bomb Scare

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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Bombs and Barbed Wire

Stories of Acadian Airmen and Prisoners of War, 1939-1945

Little has been written about the Acadians who served in Canada’s armed forces during the Second World War. In fact, the prevailing notion suggested that Acadians refused to support the war … 204 View
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Bombs, Damage and Compensation

Bombs, Damage and Compensation

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels examines the American companies who amassed profits during World War II with emphsis on the increase in profits for firms with German holdings (1942-1948). 10 $1.00 Add
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Books, 1943–52 68

Books, 1943–52 68

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at the books he read as a boy 1943-52 ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Boomtown Toronto

Boomtown Toronto

From: Sweethearts

1960s looks at appartment developers and the boom in high rise appartments in Toronto, which renewed commericial and downtown development 9 $0.90 Add
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<i>Border Cultures</i>: A Retrospective
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Border Cultures: A Retrospective

Part 1. A Context for Border Cultures and Conversations with the Curator

From: Borders, Culture, and Globalization

In the years 2013, 2014, and 2015, the Art Gallery of Windsor featured consecutive exhibitions of Border Cultures, a landmark series of forty-five artist projects and essays on the “real, … 22 $2.20 Add
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Borderlands
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Borderlands

From: Wanda’s War

Chapter 1 explores the turbulent history of Poland leading up to the Second World War, in particular, the borderland region of the Kresy that straddles the modern day borders of Poland, Belarus … 15 $1.50 Add
Bottoms Up
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Bottoms Up

A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador

In 1617, Lord Falkland’s colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of … 272 View
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Bound For Canada

Bound For Canada

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

This chapter discusses the factors that led millions of Italians to emigrate in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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Bourgeoisie, Aristocracy, Church, and Socialists Confront War and Revolution

Bourgeoisie, Aristocracy, Church, and Socialists Confront War and Revolution

From: The Great Class War 1914-1918

Of an apparently unavoidable Great War, the industrial bourgeoisie expects considerable economic advantages. But the other pillars of the elite, the nobility and the church, also entertain high … 14 $1.40 Add
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Boys' Parliament, 1950–52 60

Boys’ Parliament, 1950–52 60

From: A Halifax Boyhood

Looks at his involvement with the Maritime Provinces Tuxis and Older Boys’ Parliament 1950-52 ; 4 $0.40 Add
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Braids
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Braids

Land and Language: Section 1

From: Qummut Qukiria!

This chapter is written in both English and Inuktitut. The chapter discusses moving from the North to Montreal, family, a mother’s sacrifice, and hair. 5 $0.50 Add
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The New <i>Bras d'Or</i>

The New Bras d’Or

From: Fastest in the World

1966-1968. Outlines the challenges that were faced during the construction of the new Bras d’Or (Also known as FHE-400). 12 $1.20 Add
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850
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Bricks (and Timber) in the Road to Capital Accumulation, 1795-1850

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter takes a look at capital accumulation in Canada in the early nineteenth century through the development of resources such as lumber and mining and its impact of Indigenous populations … 11 $1.10 Add
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Bridging and Breaching Cold War Divides

Bridging and Breaching Cold War Divides

Transnational Peace Building, State Surveillance, and the Voice of Women

From: Worth Fighting For

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BRITANNIA & Boston

BRITANNIA & Boston

From: Samuel Cunard

1838-1840. Examines the professional relationship between Samuel Cunard and Robert Napier. Looks at building ships to combat the challenges of the North Atlantic 12 $1.20 Add