North America local history
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Minto & Mann: The Untold Stories of Lacrosse's Dynastic TeamsEven the most passionate lacrosse fans probably do not remember the Orillia Terriers, Montreal Shamrocks or even Vancouver Carlings, but in their times these teams were famous across Canada and even farther afield, always in the thick of the hunt for Minto or Mann...
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Michelin Zoom Yucatan and the Mayan Region Belize Road and Tourist Map 185The Michelin ZOOM Yucatan and the Mayan Region Belize Road and Tourist Map 185 includes an index of place names, tourist sites from the Michelin guides and insets of city maps of Cancun, Merida, Campeche and Guatemala City. The scale is 1:700,000 (1 cm...
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The Plains of Abraham: Battlefield 1759-1760The fate of North America was sealed on the Plains of Abraham. France and England, historical enemies, faced off in September 1759 Quebec. France controlled large swaths of North America in three colonies with some 80,000 people of European and mixed origin; England's influence...
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Frida KahloFrida Kahlo taught herself to paint while recovering from serious injuries. She went on to become a famous artist whose work is still admired today. This book explores Kahlo's life and her groundbreaking achievements.Author: Kate ConleyPublisher: Kids CorePublished: 01/01/2022Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 9.68h...
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Materializing Ritual PracticesMaterializing Ritual Practices explores the deep history of ritual practice in Mexico and Central America and the ways interdisciplinary research can be coordinated to illuminate how rituals create, destroy, and transform social relations. Ritual action produces sequences of creation, destruction, and transformation, which involve...
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The St. Lawrence Seaway of North AmericaThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Ghost Towns of British ColumbiaThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Fire & Blood: A History of MexicoMexican history comes to life in this "fascinating" work by the author of Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans (The Christian Science Monitor). Fire & Blood brilliantly depicts the succession of tribes and societies that have variously called Mexico their home,...
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Unlawful Violence: Mexican Law and Cultural ProductionViolence has only increased in Mexico since 2000: 23,000 murders were recorded in 2016, and 29,168 in 2017. The abundance of laws and constitutional amendments that have cropped up in response are mirrored in Mexico's fragmented cultural production of the same period. Contemporary Mexican...
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Family History, Historical Consciousness and Citizenship: A New Social HistoryFamily history is one of the most widely practiced forms of public history around the globe, especially in settler migrant nations like Australia and Canada. It empowers millions of researchers, linking the past to the present in powerful ways, transforming individuals' understandings of themselves...
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Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth"Lively and absorbing. . . -- The New York Times Book Review Engrossing. --Wall Street Journal "Entertaining and well-researched . . . " --Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why...
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The Georgian Bay Ship Canal: Canada's Abandoned National DreamThe Georgian Bay Ship Canal was a river and lake canalization scheme designed to create a commercial waterway along the route of the voyageurs. It was the dream of Canadian businessmen and entrepreneurs for centuries. Originally a trade route for Indigenous peoples, it became...
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What We Think We KnowAaron Schneider's What We Think We Know is a debut collection of short fiction that tests, expands, and sometimes explodes the limits of the short story, setting conventional forms alongside fragmented narratives, playing with perspective, and incorporating the instruments of data analysis (figures, tables,...
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El Aroma de Los Anhelos / The Scent of DesiresEl aroma de los anhelos es una historia de amor, pero también un gran retrato de México precursor al estallido de la Revolución mexicana. Durante el porfiriato crece cada vez más el descontento de la población. Distintos grupos comienzan a organizarse para confrontar el...
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Of Kith and Kin: A History of Families in CanadaReviled by some radicals and progressives, a reassuring touchstone for most conservatives, the family has always been both an institution and an idea. Often a source of emotional sustenance and material support, families can also be sites of conflict and abuse. This book traces...
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Jack Fitzgerald's Treasury of Newfoundland Stories, Volume I: True Crime and AdventureJack Fitzgerald's Treasury of Newfoundland Stories Volume I: True Crime and Adventure is a thrilling collection of Newfoundland stories, featuring some of the most spectacular crimes, brutal murder cases and hangings in Newfoundland history. Equalling as compelling are the narratives of blizzards, cyclones, hurricanes...
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The Pot That Juan BuiltTexas Bluebonnet Masterlist, Texas Library Association (TLA) Lasting Connection Title, Book Links California Collections, California Readers 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library Notable Books for a Global Society, International Reading Association (IRA) Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor, ALSC/REFORMA Charlotte Zolotow...
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The Lost IslandMy aim, my joy, my pride, is to sing the glories of my own people. -- E. Pauline Johnson A search for the timeless connection to the old world presages a vision of the future in the haunting story of The Lost Island from Legends...
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The Colourful Life of an Engineer: Volume 1 - A Victorian Childhood and College Life in Edwardian LondonThe story of a young engineer growing up in England 100 years ago. Details of daily life set within a historical context provide a thought-provoking contrast to life today.After a childhood in an Essex farmhouse, Harry went to school in Dorchester where his father...
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Leopard Tanks in Action: History, Variants and Combat Operations of the German Leopard 1 & 2 Main Battle TanksDive deep into the fascinating world of German tanks in this definitive textbook about the Leopard 1 and 2. Known as one of the most for their prominence in peacetime, there's more to these trusty machines than meets the eye. Follow them on their...
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