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A Conquest Foretold

From: A People's History of Quebec

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This chapter explores the aftermath of the Treaty of Utrecht, exploring military and economic developments in Canada/Quebec during the 18th century. This chapter covers the 7 Years’ War, … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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A feminist intervention that hurt women

From: Bent out of Shape

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A Flood Tunnel is Confirmed

From: Oak Island and Its Lost Treasure

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1866-1885, the endeavors by the Halifax Company that are murky due to lack of surviving records 6 $0.60 Add
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A Hut of One’s Own

From: In Praise of Retreat

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This chapter explores the concept of being a hermit. The author describes their own experience and provides examples of hermits throughout history and the religious, political, and personal … 32 $3.20 Add
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A Merchant’s Needs

From: Merchant Princes

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1819-1867.Traces the impact of William James (WJ) Stairs and examines his interest in politics, the expansion of the family firm, his dealings with the Confederacy during the US Civil War, … 35 $3.50 Add
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A Million Porcupines Crying in the Dark

From: The Truth About Stories

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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 … 31 $3.72 Add
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A Moment of Truth

From: A New Kind of Union

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Documents Canadian labour and the issues that it faced from 2011 – 2012. Details the key events and discussions which led to the creation of Unifor and gives a history of the roles … 31 $3.10 Add
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A Movie-Struck Kid From Detroit

Going Deeper into Movies

From: Thinking While Black

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In this chapter the author examined the revolutionary ideas and culture of 1960’s Detroit through Armond White’s reviews of various media (film, theatre, music, and literature) … 20 $2.00 Add
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A Small French Town (1665-1760)

From: The History of Montréal

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After our brief look at the fur trade and French expansion in North America, time now to return to the town and its development. Montreal’s political and administrative reorganization from … 12 $1.20 Add
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A Story About the Toronto Purchase

AGREEMENTS, NAMING, AND PLACES

From: Indigenous Toronto

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A reading on the story of the Toronto purchase. 8 $0.80 Add
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Abbreviations

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

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Abbreviation relevant to the text. 1 $0.10 Add
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Accommodation in the Middle Ground

From the Pays d’en Haut to Illinois and Michigan Territory (1670-1818)

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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This chapter continues to explore Métis history, looking at the stories of various families and individuals as well as migrations/communities in different parts of North America. ; ; 48 $4.80 Add
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Achieving Better Results for Members, 1980-89

From: Leading Progess

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This chapter describes the issues confronting the PIPSC in the 1980s and how PIPSC responded to these new challenges, drawing on interviews with current and past PIPSC members. 30 $3.00 Add
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After Start Checklist

From: This Is Your Captain Speaking

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Chapter 3 examines the matter of company procedures. The chapter explores topics including the captain’s duty, the airplanes mechanics, structures, and inner workings. 11 $1.10 Add
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After the Disaster

From: Titanic Remembered

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Looks at the ships involved in the aftermath of the disaster and the effort to find survivors: Mackay-Bennett, Minia, Montmagny and Algerine 12 $1.20 Add
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Agitation and Rebellion:

Riel and the Farmers in the 1880s

From: The Rise of the New West

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Regarding Farmers in the prairies A close examination of the record shows that from the outset, the farmers’ agitations had more to do with senators than seasons, with railway charges than … 10 $1.00 Add