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Denouement

Denouement

(1972-1976)

From: Rebuilding Halifax

Chapter 7 discusses how the Halifax Relief Commission finally and formally came to an end nearly 6 decades after the Halifax Explosion. 13 $1.30 Add
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Denouement

Denouement

From: The Einstein File

This chapter explores the early 1950s, the context of the McCarthy era/McCarthyism and the McCarthy/Hoover anti communist crusade, and Einstein’s life and position during this period. It … 41 $4.10 Add
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Depression and War (1930-1945)

Depression and War (1930-1945)

From: The History of Montréal

From 1930 onwards, Montreal went through a rocky period that would last for some 15 years. The Great Depression nipped the hopes of the previous decade in the bud and plunged the city into a … 12 $1.20 Add
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Yellow Boots on Queer West

Yellow Boots on Queer West

From: Any Other Way

With a pair of yellow rubber boots and a GPS watch, John Greyscon recounts the drawing of an unconventional portrait. 7 $0.70 Add
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Guess What…That Hand on Your Shoulder Could Be a Cop's: The Body Politic's Clip-and-Save Guide to Arrest and Trial

Guess What…That Hand on Your Shoulder Could Be a Cop’s: The Body Politic’s Clip-and-Save Guide to Arrest and Trial

From: Any Other Way

A bullet pointed list published by the body politic advising how to deal with being arrested and charged. 1 $0.10 Add
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Devastation and Protest

Devastation and Protest

The Depression in the West

From: The Rise of the New West

1930s, the unprepared farmers and works and the government response to the situation. Outlines the founding of social credit and the CCF 42 $4.20 Add
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Bombs and Barbed Wire
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Dieppe, August 19, 1942: The Story of John Arsenault

Chapter Six

From: Bombs and Barbed Wire

Chapter Six focuses on the story of John Arsenault, from Adamsville, New Brunswick, describing his time with the Royal Canadian Engineers in the 7th Field Company, the failed storming of Dieppe, … 16 $1.60 Add
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Difficult Days (1976-1994)

Difficult Days (1976-1994)

From: The History of Montréal

In the 1970s, Montreal entered a long period of weak growth and economic restructuring. Dark, gloomy clouds settled over the city. But, in spite of everything, it continued to be renowned around … 12 $1.20 Add
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Digging Out

Digging Out

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part Two of this title entitled "Reaching All Northerners" discusses Stuard Hodgson’s first months in the Northwest Territories. Topics discussed include his grand … 9 $0.90 Add
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Digging Up the North Market

Digging Up the North Market

From: The Ward Uncovered

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Dinner on Mars
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Dinner on Mars

The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth

From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and 9 billion Earthlings too … ; 232 View
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Dippers

Dippers

From: Sweethearts

1950-1960. Italian Immigration to Canada in the early 1950s their need to find work and finding jubs in construction. Explores the creation of unions for housing workers 18 $1.80 Add
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Dirty Books and Dirty Looks
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Dirty Books and Dirty Looks

From: Vancouver Vice

In this chapter, Chapman describes the Vice squad’s efforts to bring down the Wayne Harris crime ring, and how these were disrupted by the new mayor of Vancouver’s focus on … 17 $1.70 Add
Disarming Conflict

Disarming Conflict

Why Peace Cannot Be Won on the Battlefield

Wars fought over the past quarter century have been a spectacular failure. The overwhelming majority end in military stalemate and are settled at the negotiating table, with the grievances that … 232 View
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Disarming Conflict

Disarming Conflict

A Treaty to Control the Arms Trade

From: Disarming Conflict

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