North America local history
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Animals Illustrated: CaribouAnimals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children's non-fiction books on Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with...
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Cottagers and IndiansCottagers and Indians explores the politics and issues surrounding a real-life event still occurring in the Kawartha Lakes region of Central Ontario. An Indigenous man, Arthur Copper, has taken it upon himself to repopulate the nearby lakes with wild rice, known amongst the Anishnawbe...
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Madness, Betrayal and the LashA revealing and fresh take on the extraordinary story of Captain Vancouver, one of history's greatest explorers. From 1791 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as captain of a major expedition of discovery and imperial ambition. Under orders to stake Britain's claim to...
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A Visit to Don Otavio: A Mexican JourneyIn the mid-1940s, Sybille Bedford set off from Grand Central Station for Mexico, accompanied by her friend E., a hamper of food and drink (Virginia ham, cherries, watercress, a flute of bread, Portuguese ros ), books, a writing board, and paper. Her resulting travelogue...
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All Aboard: The Complete North American Train Travel GuideWritten both for veteran train travelers and those considering their first rail journey, this guide book will make any trip smoother and more enjoyable with its insightful travel trips and lots of information about how railroads operate. The author explains how individual trains are...
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Ghosts: Volume 3Mysterious murders, shadowy figures, and high school. Life can be hard; death can be harder.Cole Harper is dead. Reynold McCabe is alive and free. Mihko Laboratories has reopened the research facility and works to manufacture and weaponize the illness that previously plagued Wounded Sky....
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The Remarkable Adventures of Portuguese Joe SilveyBritish Columbia is known for the colourful pioneers who helped build and shape the character of this weird but wonderful province. And few were as colourful as Portuguese Joe Silvey - a saloon keeper, whaler and pioneer of seine fishing in British Columbia.Born on...
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The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne QuintupletsIn this riveting, beyond-belief true story from the author of The Borden Murders, meet the five children who captivated the entire world. When the Dionne Quintuplets were born on May 28, 1934, weighing a grand total of just over 13 pounds, no one expected...
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Let's Explore MexicoHola Take a trip to Mexico and find out what makes this country special. Learn about the food, animals, and culture of the United States' southern neighbor with full-color photographs, age-appropriate text, and more. Mexico may be nearby, but this fascinating country has a...
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Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850By the late 1810s, a global revolution in cotton had remade the U.S.-Mexico border, bringing wealth and waves of Americans to the Gulf Coast while also devastating the lives and villages of Mexicans in Texas. In response, Mexico threw open its northern territories to...
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Mysteries of the Rubber People: The OlmecsDeep in the jungle, among the rubber trees, the Olmec people lived thousands of years ago. Did you know they were the first to make chocolate? Did you know they loved to play sports? Did you know they were the first people to harvest...
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The Bukovinian: Echoes of the Canadian Wilderness: Part OneWhat if someone could give you a glimpse into your father's life as a young man? What if you could be so immersed in his culture and experiences that you truly felt like you were there, and intimately knew him? This book began as...
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Sovereign Joy: Afro-Mexican Kings and Queens, 1539-1640Author: Miguel A. ValerioPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 07/07/2022Pages: 284Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.87dISBN: 9781316514382
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The toronto: In canadAuthor: Azeey ZarPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 01/13/2023Pages: 34Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.07dISBN: 9798373639682This title is not returnable
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Noche Que Se Cayo la LunaA whoosh from her grandfather s blowgun causes Luna, the moon, to tumble from the sky and fall to pieces in the dark ocean. To save herself, she enlists the help of little fish to glue her back together. At last she rises, beautiful...
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Mexican PostcardsCarlos Monsiv is is one of Latin America's most prescient and prolific social commentators. In this, the first English translation of his work, he presents an extraordinary chronicle of contemporary life south of the Rio Grande, which ranges over pop music, Latino hip hop,...
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The Mexico Reader: History, Culture, PoliticsThe Mexico Reader is a vivid introduction to muchos Méxicos-the many Mexicos, or the many varied histories and cultures that comprise contemporary Mexico. Unparalleled in scope and written for the traveler, student, and expert alike, the collection offers a comprehensive guide to the history...
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The Fox Wars: The Mesquakie Challenge to New Francevolume 211This is the saga of the Fox (or Mesquakie) Indians' struggle to maintain their identity in the face of colonial New France during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The Foxes occupied central Wisconsin, where for a long time they had warred with...
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The Caste War of Yucatán: Revised EditionThis is the classic account of one of the most dramatic episodes in Mexican history--the revolt of the Maya Indians of Yucatán against their white and mestizo oppressors that began in 1847. Within a year, the Maya rebels had almost succeeded in driving their...
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Forceful Negotiations: The Origins of the Pronunciamiento in Nineteenth-Century MexicoOften translated as "revolt," a pronunciamiento was a formal, written protest, typically drafted as a list of grievances or demands, that could result in an armed rebellion. This common nineteenth-century Hispano-Mexican extraconstitutional practice was used by soldiers and civilians to forcefully lobby, negotiate, or...
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