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Franco-Americans Come to Brunswick

Franco-Americans Come to Brunswick

SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton

From: A Distinct Alien Race

This chapter continues to trace the history of Franco-Americans from the middle to the end of the 19th century in New England. It looks at Franco-American/Canadiens experiences and communities, … 17 $1.70 Add
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Franco-Americans Rescue King Cotton

Franco-Americans Rescue King Cotton

SECTION TWO - The other side of the cotton

From: A Distinct Alien Race

This chapter further explores Franco-American history and the role that this group played in the cotton textile industry in America. It discusses the early and later mass emigration movements … 31 $3.10 Add
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<p>From Roosevelt's Soft Line to Truman's Hard Line toward Stalin</p>

From Roosevelt’s Soft Line to Truman’s Hard Line toward Stalin

From: The Myth of the Good War

Looks at the difference of the presidential stance towards Stalin from Roosevelt to Truman. 8 $0.80 Add
From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge
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From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge

Canada and the Civil War

Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians in the American Civil War Despite all we know about the Civil War, its … 353 View
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Good Faith and Dispossession

Good Faith and Dispossession

From: Nta'tuhwaqanminen Our Story

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Greenville, Mississippi: Queen of the Mississippi Delta
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Greenville, Mississippi: Queen of the Mississippi Delta

From: Eyes Have Seen

In this chapter, Anderson recounts the summers of 1963 and 1964 within the Mississippi Delta, focusing civil rights organizing in Greenville and the impoverished Issaquena County. 18 $1.80 Add
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Guatemala, 1954

Guatemala, 1954

From: Canada’s Long Fight Against Democracy

In this chapter, Engler and Schalk examine the 1954 CIA-backed overthrow of Guatemalan president Jacobo Árbenz, exploring how United Fruit Company interests and Cold War paranoia shaped the … ; 6 $0.60 Add
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Guilt by Associations

Guilt by Associations

From: The Einstein File

This chapter further explores the FBI’s interest in Einstein and his political beliefs and activism, and particularly his little-known support for civil rights and outspoken opposition to … 29 $2.90 Add
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Head of the Mercantile Community of Boston

Head of the Mercantile Community of Boston

SECTION ONE - From ships’ captains to captains of industry

From: A Distinct Alien Race

The chapter first looks at the story of the merchant Thomas Handasyd Perkins and the New England textile industry, using this merchant’s life and beliefs as a case study. It also examines … 13 $1.30 Add
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Helpful Bankers and Secret Agents

Helpful Bankers and Secret Agents

From: Big Business and Hitler

Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels provides an examination of how Germany respected the rules of international capitalism for any enemy holdings in Germany from 1942-1945. 9 $0.90 Add
Imagined Truths

Imagined Truths

Myths from a Draft-Dodging Poet

Memory is not only selective, it’s an amazing liar, con artist and spin doctor. History is what we choose to remember about the past in order to justify the present. Richard Lemm grew up in … 272 View
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Introduction

Introduction

America and the Myth of the Great Crusade

From: The Myth of the Good War

Outlines how America has gained history about the war through Hollywood and not in the classroom. Delves into the ides of Democracy for a few and outlines how the process of deciding to go to war … 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

How We Came to Write Nta'tugwaqanminen

From: Nta'tuhwaqanminen Our Story

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Introduction

Introduction

From: Songs Upon the Rivers

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Introduction

Introduction

From: Montreal, City of Secrets

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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Einstein File

Introduction. 6 $0.60 Add