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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

From: Bottoms Up

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Chapter 4 explores early attempts to regulate and control alcohol production and consumption in Newfoundland. 14 $1.40 Add
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Crowded Streetcars, 1899–1903

From: Thirty Years' War

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Account of operational disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company, specifically in relation to the issue of overcrowding of streetcars. 15 $1.50 Add
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Curing the Heroin User with Jail: The 1940s and 50s

From: Heroin

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This chapter discusses drug law enforcement in the 1940s and 1950s, examining statistics on narcotic use and convictions before World War 2 and the years following. The depiction of addicts in … 19 $1.90 Add
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Defences, Defenders, and the Coming of War, August 1914

From: Canada's Bastions of Empire

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Canadian preperations for war, defense of the two fortresses in Halifax and Victoria involved joint army and navy plans 31 $3.10 Add
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Deliberative Democracy and the People: The Australian Experience

From: From Subjects to Citizens

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This paper will explore the notion of the people and their manifestations in the evolving deliberative democracy. While this topic can be explored from any number of avenues, the approach of this … 16 $1.60 Add
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Down the Toilet

From: Vancouver Vice

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In this chapter, Chapman focuses on two vice cops who were surveilling the English Bay Bathhouse in attempt to crack down on cruising in the West End. 14 $1.40 Add
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Down to Business in the “New” Canada

From: Merchant Princes

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1867-1906. Examines how the family adapted to the new canada after confederation. The ropemaking business, the final days of wood, wind and sail, their shipping agency busines, looks at the union … 36 $3.60 Add
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End of an Era

From: Fastest in the World

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1918-1948. The quest for a naval contract, the establishment of Bell-Baldwin Hydrodomes Ltd., other self-propelled hydrofoils are made. Thee legacy of the two men is briefly explored. 10 $1.00 Add
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Enemy Aliens

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War

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This chapter describes the initial action taken by the Canadian Government against Japanese Canadians. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts. ; 24 $2.40 Add
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England, Marriage, and Social Action

From: No Place For A Woman

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The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. 12 $1.20 Add
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Fedor/Fred Kostash(chuk) 1871 – 1938

From: Ghosts in a Photograph

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Chapter One focuses on Fedor/Fred Kostash(chuk), the author’s paternal grandfather or “Dido.” Topics discussed include Peter Svarich, “Uncle Peter”  and his memoirs, Ukrainian … 43 $4.30 Add
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Fifty Years in Indian Country

From: Canada Since 1960: A People's History

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This chapter will review Canadian Dimension’s coverage by decade in order to show the sweep of its coverage. This narrative also allows for showing the development of a distinctive … 22 $2.20 Add
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First Stirrings in Ottawa

From: Gay Marriage

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Examines the government’s appeal of the Ontario decision about redefining marriage, examines the supporters, opposers and arguments made. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Fisher’s Fall

From: Churchill and Fisher

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Historian Barry Gough examines the Fisher-Beresford feud (1909-1911) and the Imperial Defense Inquiry as they relate to Fisher’s resignation from his position in the Admiralty then provides … 17 $1.70 Add
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Former Enemies Forced to Live Together

From: A People's History of Quebec

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This chapter looks at the aftermath of the English conquest: French-English tensions in Quebec, policies and assimilation attempts, the Quebec Act, and various military and legal battles. ; 14 $1.40 Add