North America local history
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Inventing Niagara: Beauty, Power, and LiesAmericans call Niagara Falls a natural wonder, but the Falls aren't very natural anymore. In fact, they are a study in artifice. Water diverted, riverbed reshaped, brink stabilized and landscape redesigned, the Falls are more a monument to man's meddling than to nature's strength....
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For Your Tomorrow: Canadians and the Burma Campaign, 1941-1945Seventy minutes before the attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese forces launched the invasion that in five months rolled unstoppably across the whole of Burma. In March 1944 the Japanese commander stood on the border to India, his eyes bright with the vision of...
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The Olmeca-Xicallanca of Teotihuacan, Cacaxtla, and Cholula: An archaeological, ethnohistorical, and linguistic synthesisParis Monographs in American Archaeology 30Olmeca-Xicallanca, 'People from the Land of Rubber, People from the Land of Canoes' - the Nahuatl name of these ethnic groups invokes the hot, alluvial coastal plains of Veracruz, Tabasco, and Campeche (Mexico). For almost a century studying the...
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The Long Exile: A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High ArcticIn 1952, the Canadian government forcibly relocated three dozen Inuit from their flourishing home on the Hudson Bay to the barren, arctic landscape of Ellesmere Island, the most northerly landmass on the planet. Among this group was Josephie Flaherty, the unrecognized, half-Inuit son of...
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Cece Rios and the King of FearsIn this thrilling sequel to the spellbinding (Booklist starred review) and mesmerizing (Publishers Weekly starred review) middle grade fantasy adventure Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, Cece and her sister Juana must journey into the stronghold of Devil's Alley to challenge the criatura...
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Options Trading: What Can Benefit Your Options Trading Career (Techniques to Use to Make Profits in a Few Weeks Time Only)You'll learn how to recognize the information you need and how to interpret charts to achieve very high returns.You will learn the mental strategies of professional traders to correctly manage risks in situations where you need to know how to make the right decisions...
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Reflections on the Commemoration of the First World War: Perspectives from the Former British EmpireThe First World War's centenary generated a mass of commemorative activity worldwide. Officially and unofficially; individually, collectively and commercially; locally, nationally and internationally, efforts were made to respond to the legacies of this vast conflict. This book explores some of these responses from areas...
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Covid 19 EchoesA must read. The heart piercing story of Covid 19 which we all are experiencing and so much more. What the world has gone through from March 2020. This book is to educate people on this virus that is covering the city, the province,...
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Secret Destinations: A Journey Only You Can TakeHow much of the world do we miss when we focus on the destination rather than the journey? As Diana Mohrsen sets out on an eight-day solo road-trip through parts of British Columbia and Alberta, she makes a conscious effort to be in the...
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Storyteller Skye: Teachings from My Ojibway GrandfatherHave you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her Ojibway Grandfather....
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Storyteller Skye: Teachings from My Ojibway GrandfatherHave you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her Ojibway Grandfather....
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The Arctic QuestLet your imagination soar in this exciting illustrated adventure!Rico, Diego, and Araceli Martinez's road-trip to Mexico just got a lot more exciting, thanks to an incredible gift that turns them into Arctic animals through virtual reality! As they scurry, fly, and lumber through the...
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The Rewind ProjectIt's 1999 and Harry Jackson has hit rock bottom. He dropped out of high school at seventeen to marry his pregnant girlfriend, Linda. Fifteen years later, he's an alcoholic and a pot head who ignores his lonely mother and would rather spend time at...
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Ollie & Morus Kickback with MAC, In Moose Jaw!: Cold-a-da Is Loony for MAC & Morus Moose!Morus has pizazz & Ollie a cute snoot.The 3 Hens are wee comediennes & a hoot.JTSnail enjoys a trail & the noise of a toot.On route to Canada's wild side, they scootinto Moose Jaw & tada MAC, a real beaut!A NEW Yahoo, A Statue...
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World War 1: The Story of Air Combat in World War 1 (WWI True Story of Smuggling Guns to the Irish Coast)The great war left millions of civilians and soldiers maimed or dead.Follow in the footsteps of the british, german and american servicemen as they detail the life and struggles of war in a strange and foreign country. Uncover their mesmerizing, realistic stories of combat,...
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From Derry to the Pontiac: How the Dales Journeyed to the Canadas and Helped to Found the Village of Shawville, QuebecThe Dales left County Derry, Ulster to pursue a new life in the Canadas in about 1820. Here, author Nancy Dale Conroy traces the story of their journey. Having undertaken this adventure at an opportune time-when land was still up for grabs-the Dales would...
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Kid's City Guide & Journal - Exploring Toronto - Travel EditionKids can help plan the family trip to Toronto!Kid's City Guide & Journal - Exploring Toronto - Travel Edition let's kids 6+ learn about the fun things to do in the city they are visiting. Toronto City Guide - Kids can learn fun facts...
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Saints Row Day 1 Edition: The Complete Guide & Walkthrough with Tips &TricksThis Saints Row guide has a lot of the essential information you'll need to levelling up, earning money, and establishing a criminal enterprise that'll be the talk of Santo Ileso. To the get the Saints running, you'll need plenty of money to fund your...
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The Intellectual Development of the Canadian PeopleThis Book "The Intellectual Development of the Canadian People" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future...
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A Lady's Life on a Farm in ManitobaThis Book "A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and...
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