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From  1928-1936: Communists Build a Foundation |
In this chapter, Leah traces Communist efforts to organize auto workers across Canada from 1928 to 1936, building toward the landmark 1937 Oshawa strike at General Motors. | Tony Leah | 21 | 2024 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! A Band of Brothers and Sisters: Circle of TrustFrom: Eyes Have Seen |
In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and how he became deeply embedded in the 1963 and 1964 Civil Rights voter registration efforts. | Fred Anderson | 16 | 2025 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! A Blues for CliffordFrom: Eyes Have Seen |
In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences during the spring of 1975 encounter with Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Montreal. | Fred Anderson | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From  A Conquest Foretold |
This chapter explores the aftermath of the Treaty of Utrecht, exploring military and economic developments in Canada/Quebec during the 18th century. This chapter covers the 7 Years’ War, … | Jacques Lacoursière; Robin Philpot | 25 | 2002 | $2.50 Add |
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From  A Coup by Any Other Name… |
In Chapter 5, Philpot discusses the article and later book The Genocide Fax by staff writer for The New Yorker Philip Gourevitch, who exposed a private fax that General Roméo Dallaire sent … | Robin Philpot | 19 | 2013 | $1.90 Add |
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From  A Den of EspionageFrom: Montreal and the Bomb |
This chapter explores espionage networks in Canada and this nuclear project. It touches upon the stories of key figures such as Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko, Alan Nunn May, and Bruno Pontecorvo, as … | Gilles Sabourin | 36 | 2021 | $3.60 Add |
 A Distinct Alien RaceThe Untold Story of Franco-Americans - Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife |
“The French number more than a million in the United States…. They are kept a distinct alien race, subject to the Pope in matters of religion and of politics. Soon…they will govern you, … | David Vermette | 394 | 2018 | View |
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From A Distinct Alien Race No LongerSECTION FOUR- Tenacity and modernity From: A Distinct Alien Race |
This chapter looks at questions of race, culture, and self-identification in the United States, and the Franco-American experience. The assumption of Franco-Americans into non-Hispanic whiteness … | David Vermette | 8 | 2018 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! A Dream DeferredFrom: Eyes Have Seen |
In this chapter, Anderson recounts his experiences returning home to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, before re-entering Canada and settling there. | Fred Anderson | 24 | 2025 | $2.40 Add |
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From  A Gateway City for the British Empire (1800-1850)From: The History of Montréal |
This chapter looks at economic and demographic development in Montreal. For the first half of the nineteenth century, Montreal underwent a surprising series of changes. Growth surpassed previous … | Paul-André Linteau | 18 | 2013 | $1.80 Add |
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From A Klan For New EnglandSECTION THREE - The reception of franco-americans From: A Distinct Alien Race |
This chapter explores the history of the Ku Klux Klan, their activities in New England, and their views on/treatment of Catholic Franco-Americans, considering their religious crusade to defend … | David Vermette | 34 | 2018 | $3.40 Add |
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From A Modern City Emerges (1945-1960)From: The History of Montréal |
The postwar period was a boom time for Montreal in terms of the city’s population, economy, and size. The period was spent making up for lost time, after the hardships of depression and … | Paul-André Linteau | 15 | 2013 | $1.50 Add |
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From A New Constitution in the Offing |
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 |
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From A New People is Born |
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 |
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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 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 |
