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Chapter Three

The Crisis Manifest, December 1917 - November 1918

From: The Bitter Harvest of War

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In this chapter, Theobald explores the final year of the war from December 1917 to November 1918. The chapter follows the consequences of the conscription crisis, looks at how the loss and … 20 $2.00 Add
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Chapter Three

The Pacific's deadly echo

From: On Borrowed Time

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Looks at the inextricable connection between earthquakes and tsunamis. Studies the devestation of historical tsunamis and the challenge to low-lying communities. 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter Two

From: Reconciliation in Practice

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Letter to John A. MacDonald (First Prime Minister of Canada) 1 $0.10 Add
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Chapters 16-20

From: My Road from Damascus

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Includes the chapters "Geography and Galileo Destroyed My Piety", "The Radio War of 1967", "Haifa and the Breaker of Shackles", "A Small Black Radio", and … 33 $3.30 Add
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Class of ’88

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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This chapter explores the author’s feelings about AIDS as a young man; he believed that if he did not admit he was gay, he would not contract the disease. He also believed that, since the … 9 $0.90 Add
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Colonial Redux

The Calgary Stampede's "Imaginary Indians"

From: Stampede

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This chapter examines the depictions of Indigenous peoples in the Calgary Stampede, and the "First Nations content" that has been included in the event. 43 $4.30 Add
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Confederate Couriers

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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This chapter further explores Confederate presence in Montreal, exploring key figures and activities as seen through the perspective/lens of Confederate courier Josephine Brown … ; 27 $2.70 Add
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Darmo Camp

From: Bamboo Cage

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This part of the diary covers Wyse’s time at Darmo Camp, which was purported to have better sanitary conditions. Wyse believed that the English officers were not treating the Japanese … 24 $2.40 Add
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Dealing with the Neighbours

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

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Describes Canada’s relationship with America and the friction that was occurring in the 1860s. 15 $1.50 Add
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Discovering America

From: The Einstein File

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This chapter offers some historical context, discusses some major events in the lives of Einstein and his family, Einstein’s political beliefs and criticisms in both the US and Europe, his … 49 $4.90 Add
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Discriminatory — But Defensible?

From: Gay Marriage

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Judge Ian H. Pitfield of the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in 2001 that excluding gays and lesbians from the institution of marriage was discriminniatory under the charter of rights and … ; 25 $2.50 Add
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Dissension in the Navy

From: Churchill and Fisher

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Historian Barry Gough examines the opponents of Jack Fisher from 1902-1909 with close attention paid to the relationship between Fisher and Lord Charles Beresford. 33 $3.30 Add
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Dissent in Canada against the Anglo-Boer War, 1899–1902

From: Worth Fighting For

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Doing Justice to the Courthouse Site

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Early History

Pre-1874

From: Postcards from Congo

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This chapter explores the early history of the Congo region before colonization began in 1874. 10 $1.00 Add
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Ecology

Part Two

From: Earthkeeping

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Part Two contains the sections: Peeper Spring, Cornsequences, Chipmunk Penance, Nova Scotia’s 2003 Floods, A Calendar of Roadside Flowers, Tough Little Trees of the Fringe, Leaf Thief I and Leaf … 37 $3.70 Add