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From  A ‘Magnificent Dome’The Great University Avenue Synagogue From: The Ward |
Jack Lipinsky | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
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From  A Married ManFrom: A Communist for the RCMP |
Dennis Gruending | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add | |
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From  A Matter of MendingFrom: The Ward Uncovered |
Matthew Beaudoin | 3 | 2018 | $0.30 Add | |
 A Matter of TasteA Farmers' Market Devotee's Semi-Reluctant Argument for Inviting Scientific Innovation to the Dinner Table |
How did farmer’s markets, nose-to-tail, locavorism, organic eating, CSAs, whole foods, and Whole Foods become synonymous with "good food"? And are these practices … | 137 | View | ||
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From  A Merchant’s NeedsFrom: Merchant Princes |
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, … | James D. Frost | 35 | 2003 | $3.50 Add |
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From  A Million Porcupines Crying in the DarkFrom: The Truth About Stories |
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 … | Thomas King | 31 | 2003 | $3.72 Add |
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From  A Miniature House of CommonsStuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic From: Umingmak |
Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … | Jake Ootes | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
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From  A Mixed BlessingThe Pacifist Sects of Upper Canada and Exemption from Militia Duty, 1793–1867 From: Worth Fighting For |
This chapter provides an overview of colonial militia laws regarding accommodation for those settlers of Upper Canada who were Quaker, Mennonite, or Tunker. By charting the methods by which the … | Ross Fair | 15 | 2015 | $1.50 Add |
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From  A Modern City Emerges (1945-1960)From: The History of Montréal |
The postwar period was a boom time for Montreal in terms of the city’s population, economy, and size. The period was spent making up for lost time, after the hardships of depression and … | Paul-André Linteau | 15 | 2013 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! A Movie-Struck Kid From DetroitGoing Deeper into Movies From: Thinking While Black |
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) … | Daniel McNeil | 20 | 2022 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! “A Multiplication of Wretchedness” in England, 1750–1850 |
Chapter 2 examines England and Wales from the late 1700s and early 1800s, in the midst of what has often been called an agriculture revolution. This chapter argues that appreciation for the … | Jim Handy | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From  A Nakba of OlivesThe West Bank Wall From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on the West Bank Wall, which divides Israeli and Palestinian/Arab populations and territory. Israelis have described this wall as necessary to stop terrorism and defend their … | Marcello Di Cintio | 30 | 2013 | $3.00 Add |
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From  A New Battleground, 1907–11From: Thirty Years' War |
Account of the creation of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Board and its role in the disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company over expansion of transit services. | C. Ian Kyer | 18 | 2015 | $1.80 Add |
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From  A New BeginningFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
This chapter details Arendt’s journey to Portugal, and her subsequent sea voyage to America. | Ann Heberlein | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  A New Beginning, 1953–63 |
Discusses the years 1953-63 in which the firm expanded. | C. Ian Kyer | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
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From  A New Beginning, and the AfterlifeFrom: Fear of a Black Nation |
This chapter provides a history of the resurgence of Black political activism in Montreal during the 1960s, focusing on the Congress of Black Writers and the Sir George Williams protest. The … | David Austin | 14 | 2023 | $1.40 Add |
