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From  The PatriarchFrom: Merchant Princes |
1797-1865. Focuses on the life of William Stairs known as the patriarch of the Stairs family. The chapter looks at the fortune to be made in shipping, the struggles the family had, … | James D. Frost | 33 | 2003 | $3.30 Add |
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From  The Present Condition of Canadian StudiesA General View From: Canadian Studies |
- | David Cameron | 14 | 2012 | $1.40 Add |
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From  The Racialized Other and the Opium Act: The Early 1900sFrom: Heroin |
This chapter examines socially constructed definitions of "good" vs "bad" drugs and narcotic prohibition in Canada. The unequal enforcement of drug laws and how this impacts … | Susan C. Boyd | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From  NEW! The Road to the War Against DemocracyFrom: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter focuses on the First World War and the myth that this was an unexpected war triggered by an "accident;" rather, as the author explores, this war was wanted, expected, … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From  The Roughest Land I Ever Saw |
1780s. Loyalist arrival in New Brunswick and their opinions on this land that is now their home. | David Bell | 29 | 2013 | $2.90 Add |
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From  NEW! The Seeds of Intergenerational Trauma |
Chapter 3 focuses on the root causes of intergenerational trauma in many Indigenous communities. The chapter explores the risk factors that originated in the abuses suffered by those who directly … | David Milward | 17 | 2022 | $1.70 Add |
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From  The Shuswap Response to ColonialismFrom: Victims of Benevolence |
Despite strong opposition, the Shuswap people were forced to adopt the colonial way of living. They were pushed out of their home and discouraged to practice sacred rituals. Ultimately, in 1891, … | Elizabeth Furniss | 24 | 1992 | $0.48 Add |
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From  The Sister with a HammerPart II |
Part two of Sister with a Hammer focuses on the life of Mother Joseph (born Esther Pariseau) a Catholic nun who is representative of the nameless pioneer women who helped to build nineteenth … | Carla Blank; Tania Martin | 29 | 2014 | $2.90 Add |
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From  The Tiger |
The ghost of the author’s father shares memories and wisdom. He recounts the family’s move to Quảng Đức and the aftermath, including his experiences in prison and release. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Transition from Civilian to Military NursingFrom: Asleep in the Deep |
Having passed a personality test with the emphasis focused on suitability, character, and willingness to conform to the rules, Anna Stamers enrolled in the Saint John School of Nursing and … | Dianne Kelly | 14 | 2021 | $1.40 Add |
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From  The Trauma Trails of ColonialismFrom: “Indians Wear Red” |
- | Elizabeth Comack; Jim Silver; Larry Morrissette; Lawrence Deane | 26 | 2013 | $2.86 Add |
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From  The Treasure Proves Elusive |
1845-1866, the recommencment of the search for treasure on Oak Island (Truro Syndicate), issues with water while excavating, 1849 drilling program, | 15 | 2013 | $1.50 Add | |
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From  The Vanishing CanadianFrom: The Imaginary Indian |
This chapter calls out the 18th and 19th artists like Paul Kane, Edward Curtis, and others for taking the Indian image and manipulating and displaying in any way they wanted. The image-makers … | Daniel Francis | 50 | 1992 | $5.00 Add |
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From  The Vanishing Canadian |
This chapter calls out the 18th and 19th artists like Paul Kane, Edward Curtis, and others for taking the Indian image and manipulating and displaying in any way they wanted. The image-makers … | Daniel Francis | 50 | 1992 | $2.50 Add |
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From  The Wild WestFrom: Imagined Truths |
The author discusses his family history, American history, and myth-making. | Richard Lemm | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  The Will to Intervene |
In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan discusses efforts by the international community to respond to human rights abuses an atrocities. He provides a history of UN peacekeeping … | Payam Akhavan | 61 | 2017 | $7.32 Add |
