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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Vaudeville TomFrom: Uncle |
This chapter describes the evolution of minstrelsy into vaudeville, and how this new form of entertainment brought new meaning to the character of Uncle Tom. | Cheryl Thompson | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
From Visiting American Journalists and the AftermathFrom: Bearing Witness |
- | Michael Dupuis | 34 | 2017 | $4.76 Add |
From War |
The author’s father’s ghost recounts life in Đà Lạt and the arrival of war. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
From Watering the GardenThe Chretien Years From: The Tangled Garden |
A first‑hand account of the development of Canadian culture policy by the Brian Mulroney Conservative government (1984 to 1993). Focuses specifically on initiatives by former communications … | Richard Stursberg | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
From We Had to Make the Government WorkFrom: Let's Move On |
The author recounts his life after graduation in the field of law and later politics. He talks about the early days after being elected and the political decisions he made. | Paul Okalik | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
From Wei Jingsheng’s Awakening |
This chapter begins with the story of Wei Jingsheng, a former Red Guard under Mao who became China’s most famous dissident and now runs a foundation in Washington D.C. The chapter goes on … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
From What Is It About Us That You Don’t LikeFrom: 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 | 32 | 2003 | $3.84 Add |
From White Supremacy — The Law of the Land |
Indigenous activist Arthur Manuel examines specific sections of the British North American (BNA) act and the founding of the reserve system in Canada with particular focus on Indigenous European … | Arthur Manuel | 5 | 2017 | $0.50 Add |
From Wild Goose ChaseFrom: To Wawa with Love |
Discusses ways he made money as a kid in order to be able to afford entertainments. Other things about moving from the big city to a northern small town are outlined | Tom Douglas | 7 | 2012 | $0.70 Add |
From NEW! Wild KinPart Three From: Earthkeeping |
Part Three contains the sections: The Lovely Duckling, Turtle Tale, So Excellent a Fish: Capelin, Gift from the Sky, God’s Dead Dog & Other Roadkills, Caribou Caper, COVID-19 Moment, and … | Gary Saunders | 43 | 2022 | $4.30 Add |
From Winds of Change:The Regular Officer Training Planand College Militaire RoyalFrom: To Serve Canada |
Officer production under Brooke Claxton. | Richard Preston | 11 | 1991 | $1.43 Add |
From With Thought and FaithHenri Bourassa and the First World War From: Worth Fighting For |
- | Geoff Keelan | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add |
From Women Against Violence (Part 11)Shree Mulay and Sadeqa Siddiqui on Feminist Anti-Violence Activism in Montreal From: Gender & Sexuality |
- | Scott Neigh | 26 | 2012 | $2.86 Add |
From NEW! Year of the Klan(1926) |
This chapter discusses how the Klan reached the peak of their influence in Canada throughout 1926, seeing a large increase in recruitment and various events held throughout the country. | Allan Bartley | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add |
From NEW! "The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name"From: Len & Cub |
The authors talk about how Len & Cub’s story/photographs came to be preserved in the archive and how we can piece together their story. It also discusses queer historical context. | Dusty Green; Meredith J. Batt | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
From NEW! "We Hired Hitler!"From: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter explores the rise of fascism in Europe, highlighting the fact that Europe’s upper class used its wealth and influence to create fascist movements everywhere and to bring … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 45 | 2022 | $4.50 Add |