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Challenges and Changes

1945-1990

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax

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This chapter describes the changing attitudes and the ifght for recognition and rights for Chinese Canadians in the latter half of the twentieth century. It illustrates this with drawings, … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Governing Program Set Out in the Speech from the Throne of December 4, 2015, as It Relates to Elections and Parliament

From: Anatomy of an Election

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Excerpts from the Dec 4, 2015 speech from the throne with relevance to the conduct of elections. 3 $0.30 Add
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Chapter 4

Glass ceilings and North stars

From: Canadarm and Collaboration

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This chapter provides a biography of Julie Payette, the first female Canadian astronaut. Topics discussed in this chapter include her experiences in space and a history of sexism in space exploration. 22 $2.20 Add
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The New Resistance

From: The Canadian Labour Movement

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Author Craig Heron explores the rise of new waves of labour unrest in the 1960s and 1970s. The chapter addresses the economic, social and political conditions that spawned this new resistance and … ; 22 $2.20 Add
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The Coming of the Frost

From: The Invisibles

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In this chapter, Candow describes the events of the Great Fire of June 9, 1846, and the role of the Companies in combatting it. This chapter includes an overview of mid 19th century firefighting … 20 $2.00 Add
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“New Brunswick’s Navy” at War, 1939-1945

From: New Brunswick and the Navy

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This chapter looks at the careers/impacts of significant ships bearing names associated with New Brunswick in the Royal Canadian Navy. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapter 5

Rough Terrain, 1973-2016

From: Mining Country

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This chapter discusses mining in Canada at the end of the 20th century, and into the early 21st century. Topics discussed in this chapter include increasing resistance to new mines from … ; 26 $2.60 Add
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The Springtime of Quebec

From: Quebec in Question

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A brief account of political and social developments in Quebec 1945-65, the "quiet revolution" and the conditions that led to emergence of demands for sovereignty. 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 5: Grass 2.0

PART II: RED EDEN

From: Dinner on Mars

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Chapter 5 considers the challenges of growing and producing grains such as corn, rice and wheat on Mars. Discussing the history of grains and their domestications, Icelandic geothermal farming, … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Chapter 5: The Shadow Artist

Part Two: MacGregor's Ghost

From: The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case

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This chapter discuses the decline of William Firth MacGregor’s career and his hiatus between 1950-1960 10 $1.00 Add
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Chapter 6

From: Northern Wildflower

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Chapter 6

Fractured Narratives

From: Legacy

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In this chapter, the author recalls her own experiences of trauma and how it changed the ways in which she thought and behaved. 28 $2.80 Add
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California dreaming

From: On Borrowed Time

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California’s devastating history of earthquakes is examined. The state’s exceptional response to these tragedies is also outlined. 18 $1.80 Add
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The Darker Side

From: Captured Hearts

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Chapter Five explores the darker side of the war bride experience, as many of these women and their children experienced less than ideal lives after their arrival in New Brunswick. Focusing on … 14 $1.40 Add
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Returning to a First Nations Way of Life Through Art and Recognition of Land

From: Reconciliation in Practice

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Reconciliation Through Decolonization: Returning to a First Nations Way of Life Through Art and Recognition of Land 14 $1.40 Add
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Chapters 26-30

From: My Road from Damascus

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Includes the chapters "The Road to Al-Qala’a Civil Prison", "In the Citadel (Al-Qala’a Civil Prison, April 1981)", "William’s Treasure", … 43 $4.30 Add