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From ![]() Demands of DutyFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 12 | 2015 | $1.20 Add | |
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From ![]() DemasduitFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter describes the experiences of a Beothuk captive in the early 19th century. | Ingeborg Marshall | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() Democracy, BC-Style |
Historical review of provincial and municipal attempts at voting system reform. | Dennis Pilon | 22 | 2009 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Democracy’s Post-1945 Worldwide Rise and DeclineFrom: Myths of Modern History |
The author examines the myths concerning the winding, up-and-down road taken by democracy from 1945 to the present. He argues that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the 1989 fall of the Berlin … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 26 | 2022 | $2.60 Add |
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From ![]() Demolition |
This chapter describes the decision that led up to the demolition of Africville, the efforts made to preserve it and the impact it had on redidents. It illustrates this with drawings, … | Gloria Ann Wesley | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() Deng Xiaoping’s Victory |
This chapter begins with an account of Deng Xioping’s tour of southern China in 1992. The chapter goes on to discuss the economic miracle of the 1990’s, engineered by Deng Xiaoping, … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From ![]() 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. | Barry Cahill | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() DenouementFrom: 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 … | Fred Jerome | 41 | 2018 | $4.10 Add |
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From ![]() Departures: Unplanned Birth of an Imperial Power |
In this chapter, Filippi traces the origins of Italian colonialism, from the House of Savoy’s slave-trade connections to the creation of the Eritrea colony in 1890. | Francesco Filippi | 14 | 2024 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() 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 … | Paul-André Linteau | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Desh Pardesh: A Cultural Festival with AttitudeFrom: Any Other Way |
Sharon Fernandez recalls the Rise and Fall of Desh Paresh, a popular cultural festival for Toronto’s LGBTQ community. | Sharon Fernandez | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
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From ![]() Desire LinesFrom: Any Other Way |
Jake Garrett discusses the practice of cruising for hookups in Toronto’s parks. | Jake Tobin Garrett | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() Devastation and ProtestThe 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 | John F. Conway | 42 | 2014 | $4.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Dieppe, August 19, 1942: The Story of John ArsenaultChapter 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, … | Ronald Cormier | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From ![]() 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 … | Paul-André Linteau | 12 | 2013 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Digging OutStuart 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 … | Jake Ootes | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |

















