History
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From  A New Political Movement |
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 |
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From  A New Society Comes to Life |
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 |
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From  A Whole Other StoryFrom: Any Other Way |
Faith Nolan recalls her experiences as a queer African Canadian woman in Toronto after moving from Nova Scotia with her mother in the 1960’s. | Faith Nolan | 4 | 2017 | $0.40 Add |
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From  A Nineteenth-Century War of Resistance: Settler "Unionists," "Half-Breeds," "Indians," and the Uprising in the North-West, 1885From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada’s Origins 1500-1890 |
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 |
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From  NEW! A Normal ChildhoodFrom: Up the Coast |
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 |
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From  A North American City (1914-1929)From: The History of Montréal |
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 |
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From  A Note on Sources |
Explains the sources and archives used to research this book. | C. Ian Kyer | 4 | 2013 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! A Pact in 1939, Seed of Victory in 1945From: Myths of Modern History |
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 |
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From  NEW! A Parade for FergieFrom: On Account of Darkness |
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 |
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From  A Peddler and His CartThe Ward's Rag Trade From: The Ward |
Deena Nathanson | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add | |
A People’s History of Quebec |
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 |
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From  A Pivotal PeriodFrom: Lloyd Axworthy |
In this chapter, Axworthy traces his years in the United States during the Kennedy era and the civil rights movement of the early 1960s. It examines the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, the Nuclear … | Lloyd Axworthy | 17 | 2024 | $1.70 Add |
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From Halloween Balls: From Letros to the St. CharlesFrom: Any Other Way |
Christine Sismondo tells the story of Toronto’s Halloween drag balls. | Christine Sismondo | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  A Poisoned Heroin Supply: The 2010s and 2020sFrom: Heroin |
This chapter examines the opioid crisis, the poisoned illegal drug supply, and the increase in illegal drug overdose deaths in Canada during the 2010s and 2020s. | Susan C. Boyd | 26 | 2022 | $2.60 Add |
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From  A Political Economy of "Women’s Work"Producing Patriarchal Capitalism From: Women and Work |
This chapter examines social reproduction feminism in the 1970s and 1980s, arguing that by the end of the 1980s it had run its course. | Susan Ferguson | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From  A Politically Correct Uncle Tom and an In-Your-Face TopsyFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the meanings of the made-for-TV movie version of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. | Cheryl Thompson | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
