History

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From A New Beginning Los Angeles, 1958-59 From: Holocaust to Resistance View Fernwood Publishing	Holocaust to Resistance, My Journey is a powerful, awe-inspiring memoir from author and activist Suzanne Berliner Weiss. Born to Jewish parents in Paris in 1941, Suzanne was hidden from the Nazis …	Suzanne Berliner Weiss	11	2019	$1.10 Add
From A New Constitution in the Offing From: A People's History of Quebec View Baraka Books	This chapter looks at the aftermath of the Act of Union. Topics include the controversy of deciding Canada’s capital, the formulation of even more distinct English and French Canadian …	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	15	2002	$1.50 Add
From A New Direction, 1906–18 From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses View Irwin Law Inc.	Explains the new direction that the firm began to take in the years 1906-18 in which David Fasken gained power and prominence. Other changes that occurred during this time frame are also discussed.	C. Ian Kyer	36	2013	$3.60 Add
From A New People is Born From: A People's History of Quebec View Baraka Books	This chapter explores the emergence of a new culture and identity in what is now Canada/Quebec. It touches on relations between Canada and Europe, and the process of Canadians becoming distinct …	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	8	2002	$0.80 Add
From A New Political Movement From: Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands View James Lorimer and Company	The formation of a new political party in 1932 tentatively called the Commonwealth Party, outlines who was involved in this very short meeting. Analyzes the birth of the CCF, the Regina Manifesto	Lynn Gidluck	34	2012	$3.40 Add
From A New Society Comes to Life From: A People's History of Quebec View Baraka Books	This chapter covers developments in post-WW2 Quebec in the areas of labour, culture, religion, politics, and economics. It covers developments in French Canadian nationalism.	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	25	2002	$2.50 Add
From A New Way of Lovin": Queer Toronto Gets Schooled by Jackie Shane From: Any Other Way View Collection: Canadian Society from the Margins: Canadian Social History from the 1760s to the 1960s Coach House Books	Social historian Steven Maynard recounts how Jackie Shane, a trans R&B musician who performed in Toronto throughout the 1960s, sparked discussion throughout Toronto. Any discussion of queer …	Steven Maynard	8	2017	$0.80 Add
From A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance: Settler "Unionists," "Half-Breeds," "Indians," and the Uprising in the North-West, 1885 From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890 View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter looks at the Canadian Pacific Railway’s intrusion further west and the ensuing conflicts with Indigenous and Metis populations, Louis Riel’s Provisional Government and …	Bryan D. Palmer	18	2024	$1.80 Add
From NEW! A Normal Childhood From: Up the Coast View NeWest Press	Chapter Two focuses on the author’s father John Brandon Willcock, leaving North Bay, Ontario for work, hardship during the Great Depression, his father’s (the author’s …	Kathryn Willcock	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From A North American City (1914-1929) From: The History of Montréal View Baraka Books	This chapter looks at World War 1 and its effects on Montreal. The First World War curbed the sustained period of growth Montreal had enjoyed since the end of the nineteenth century. The city …	Paul-André Linteau	12	2013	$1.20 Add
From A Note on Sources From: Lawyers, Families, and Businesses View Irwin Law Inc.	Explains the sources and archives used to research this book.	C. Ian Kyer	4	2013	$0.40 Add
From NEW! A Pact in 1939, Seed of Victory in 1945 From: Myths of Modern History View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter tackles a myth recently "certified" by the European parliament: that WW2 became possible because Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union concluded an “alliance,” …	Jacques R. Pauwels	30	2022	$3.00 Add
From NEW! A Parade for Fergie From: On Account of Darkness View twp	This chapter focuses on Chatham’s local hero Fergie Jenkins and other Black athletes’ experiences with adversity and racism throughout their athletic careers.	Ian Kennedy	9	2022	$0.90 Add
From A Peddler and His Cart The Ward's Rag Trade From: The Ward View Coach House Books		Deena Nathanson	5	2015	$0.50 Add
A People’s History of Quebec Baraka Books	This lively guide to Quebec history tells the fascinating story of the settlement of the St. Lawrence River Valley over nearly 500 years. But it also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based …	Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot	209	2002	View
From A Place Like The Continental From: Any Other Way View Coach House Books	Elise Chenier tells the story of the Conitental, Toronto’s longest running lesbian bar.	Elise Chenier	4	2017	$0.40 Add