History
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From ![]() Challenges Overcome, 1881–89 |
Discusses the challenges overcome between the years 1881-89, beginning with the death of William Gooderham and including the departure of several partners of the firm, other professional … | C. Ian Kyer | 25 | 2013 | $2.50 Add |
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From ![]() Challenging a Hostile Community1900-1939 |
This chapter discusses the impact of legislated racism including the Head Tax on the Chinese Canadian community as well as the impact of events like the First World War and the Great Depression. … | Arlene Chan | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Challenging Canadian and Queer NationalismsFrom: In a Queer Country |
In "Challenging Canadian and Queer Nationalisms," Gary Kinsman takes issue with the very idea of the conference, that there could be a specific relationship between gays and lesbians … | Gary Kinsman | 31 | 2001 | $0.93 Add |
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From ![]() Challenging StrathconaThe Cadet Training Controversy in English Canada, 1920–1950 From: Worth Fighting For |
Cynthia Comacchio | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add | |
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From ![]() Chance of a LifetimeStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … | Jake Ootes | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() We Stole it Fair and Square |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel analyzes how Europeans settlers and their governments asserted ownership of the land in Canada — characterizing it as straighforward theft. He uses the … | Arthur Manuel | 6 | 2017 | $0.60 Add |
![]() Changing TidesAn Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene |
Change the story and change the future – merging science and Indigenous knowledge to steer us towards a more benign Anthropocene. As humanity marches on, causing mass extinctions and … | 220 | View | ||
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From ![]() Changing Times: Kanadai Magyar Munkás (The Canadian-Hungarian Worker) and the 1956 Revolution |
The refugee crisis following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution initiated a time of change, growth, and transformation for Canada’s Hungarian communities. The arrival of almost 38,000 refugees … | Christopher Adam | 17 | 2010 | $2.21 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 1From: Northern Wildflower |
Catherine Lafferty | 10 | 2018 | $1.00 Add | |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 1History of the United Nations |
Topics in this chapter include the conferences during and after the Second World War that led to the creation of the United Nations, as well as summaries of events that occured during each … | Tavadian Alexandre | 70 | 2021 | $7.00 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 1How Things Work and Why Stories Matter From: Legacy |
In this chapter, the author discusses the history of trauma experienced by indigenous communities as a result of colonialism. This chapter also includes a general overview of indigenous … | Suzanne Methot | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 1That's $600 a litre in space paint |
This chapter explores the history of Canada’s role in space exploration. Topics include Alouette I and II – the first Canadian Satellites, the Canadarm, and the role played by former … | Elizabeth Howell | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() SilphiumFrom: Lost Feast |
This chapter follows Newman’s time in Iceland tasting Icelandic butter and her reflections on culinary extinction and how the Iceland’s unique dairy products could soon become lost. | Lenore Newman | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 1The Craftworkers' Challenge |
This chapter traces the rise of working-class organizing in mid nineteenth-century Canada in the context of Canada’s First Industrial Revolution, moving from informal protests to narrowly … | Charles Smith; Craig Heron | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Chapter 1Deep Roots From: Mining Country |
This chapter discusses the earliest examples of mining in Canada. These include examples of metalwork and extraction practiced by pre-columbian indigenous communities as well as the first … | Arn Keeling; John Sandlos | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From ![]() Chapter 1Early Days |
This chapter explores New Brunswick’s early history, and the importance of the sea and ships in this history. It discusses early European settlements, tensions and battles on both land and … | Glenn Leonard; Marc Milner | 17 | 2010 | $1.70 Add |



















