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A Band of Brothers and Sisters: Circle of Trust
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A Band of Brothers and Sisters: Circle of Trust

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and how he became deeply embedded in the 1963 and 1964 Civil Rights voter registration efforts. 16 $1.60 Add
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A Bastion of Straight Male Privilege: OCA in the 1970's

A Bastion of Straight Male Privilege: OCA in the 1970’s

From: Any Other Way

Richard Fung describes the experience of being a gay student at the Ontario College of Arts in the 1970s. 3 $0.30 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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“A beating every day”: The Story of Léo Pitre

Chapter Ten

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Ten focuses on the story of Léo Pitre from Jacquet River, New Brunswick, describing his time in Hong Kong in 1941 with the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers, capture … 21 $2.10 Add
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A Better Truth

A Better Truth

The Democratic Legacy of Resistance to Conscription, 1917–1921

From: Worth Fighting For

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A Black Literary Society

A Black Literary Society

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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A Bloody Colonial: The Story of Roger Pichette

Chapter Two

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Two focuses on the story of Roger Pichette of the RCAF from Campbellton, New Brunswick, describing his education, time as a tail gunner, time with the No. 142 Squadron known as the … 17 $1.70 Add
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A Blues for Clifford
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A Blues for Clifford

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences during the spring of 1975 encounter with Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Montreal. 9 $0.90 Add
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Bell and Baldwin

Bell and Baldwin

From: Fastest in the World

1870-1909. Examines the partnership of Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin and what led to the creadtion of the HD-4, a record-breaking hydrofoil. 10 $1.00 Add
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A Bowl of Soup

A Bowl of Soup

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The author explores more memories of her father. She recounts the last day she ever spent alone with her father. 3 $0.30 Add
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“A brave fellow, breaking up”

“A brave fellow, breaking up”

From: The Third Man

In this chapter, Thompson traces the final days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the spring of 1945, seen through the eyes of Canadian prime minister Mackenzie King. 34 $3.40 Add
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“A brave fellow, breaking up”

“A brave fellow, breaking up”

From: The Third Man

In this chapter, Thompson follows Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s final years in office, 1946 through 1948, set against the emerging Cold War divide. 42 $4.20 Add
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A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced World

A Breath of Relief From This Fast-Paced World

On Consumed Nostalgia

From: On Nostalgia

Both nostalgia and consumerism satisfy a longing, an attempt to satisfy impossible desires. Consumerism, as in the most important role for a person is somone who buys things, and a history of … 23 $2.30 Add
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A Brief History Lesson

A Brief History Lesson

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

Briefly reviews the history of the region with a view to establishing the backdrop against which the excavation of the Money Pit would likely have been carried out towards the end of the 17th century. 10 $1.00 Add
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A Brief History of Underestimating China

A Brief History of Underestimating China

From: The Two Michaels

In this chapter, Blanchfield and Osler Hampson trace Canada’s diplomatic relationship with China from 1970 to 2003. ; 16 $1.60 Add
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“A caged animal”
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“A caged animal”

From: The Coutts Diaries

In this chapter, Graham examines a pivotal summer in 1978, when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s government grappled with constitutional reform, the contentious Petro-Canada bid for Husky … 10 $1.00 Add