North America local history
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Lonely Planet Pocket Cancun & the Riviera Maya 1Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherLonely Planet's Pocket Cancun & the Riviera Mayais your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Chill on the soft sands of the beach of...
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Lonely Planet Canada Planning Map 1From Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisherDurable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and easy-fold format, Lonely Planet's Canada Planning Map helps you get around with ease.Get more from your map and your trip with images and information about top country attractions,...
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What's In A Name?What's in a name? Have you asked about where your name comes from? This is a story about a name and the importance of how it shapes relationships and identities. The giving of a namesake is an important tradition in Inuit culture and this...
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The Best of the Great Trail, Volume 2: British Columbia to Northern Ontario on the Trans Canada TrailWhat is the longest, most exciting hiking and cycling trail in the world? It can only be The Great Trail. Spanning the entirety of Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic Oceans, this improbable route covers 24,000 kilometres.The Best of The...
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AfricvilleWinner of the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in IllustrationFinalist for a Governor General's Literary Award, Young People's Literature - Illustrated BooksFinalist for a Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Books AwardWhen a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia,...
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Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged!Finalist for the 2011 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction "On behalf of the Nova Scotia government, I sincerely apologize to Mrs. Viola Desmond's family and to all African Nova Scotians for the racial discrimination she was subjected to by the justice system...
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My CanadaWith beautiful illustrations and rhyming text, My Canada takes you on an adventure across Canada from the Arctic North to Peggy's Cove. An introduction to animals, attractions and more as you travel its pages visiting each province and territory.Author: K. C. D'AngeloPublisher: Tellwell TalentPublished:...
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A Ptarmigan in a Birch Tree: 12 Days of Christmas in Canada's NorthThe Christmas season in the north can be an adventure. From dazzling lights to strange creatures and all kinds of things that go, this snowy landscape delivers. This fun parody of the 12 days of Christmas will warm the hearts of long time locals...
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Northern Enterprise: Five Centuries of Canadian Business"A must for students and chief executives alike." --Canadian Business Review "A major achievement of scholarship, the first study to describe Canadian business over five centuries." --Winnipeg Free Press "This book contains moments of priceless insight into the Canadian identity. It is the most...
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Mamaqtuq!: The Saddest Music in the WorldOne beautiful spring morning, a group of friends go seal hunting so they can make a delicious stew. Hungry and tired, they begin to think they'll have to give up . . . until they finally spot a seal This charmingly illustrated book brings...
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Wild Eggs: A Tale of Arctic Egg CollectingAkuluk is not excited about visiting her grandparents in Nunavut. She would rather head south for summer vacation, somewhere with roller coasters and cotton candy. There can't be much to do way up there, Akuluk figures. But as soon as she steps off the...
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In Those Days: Arctic Crime and PunishmentKenn Harper shares the tales of murderers, thieves, and fraudsters--as well as the wrongfully accused--in the early days of Northern colonization. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, settler and Inuit ideas of justice clashed, leading to some of the most unusual trials and punishments...
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Henri et le cheval noir15 ans, Henri a la d brouillardise et l'esprit entrepreneur de ses anc tres m tis. Il lie son savoir du marketing aux habilet s artisanales de sa communaut pour lancer un site sur Internet. Cet lan dans le monde des affaires le conduit...
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Come 'n' Get It: Roundup Recipes from Ranch CountryA wholesome and hearty collection of authentic recipes and local history from ranch country. Come 'n' Get It is an authentic collection of down-home recipes and early Western Canadian ranch lore. Featuring material and recipes gathered from letters, history books, family cookbooks, and interviews...
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Trout School: Lessons from a Fly-Fishing MasterFrom the wisdom of fishing legend Mo Bradley, an essential guide to fly fishing for trout in the Thompson-Okanagan.Among fly fishers, the Kamloops region in British Columbia's Thompson-Okanagan is known as one of the best places in the world for catching trout. It owes...
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Best Places to Bird in British ColumbiaIn this unique guidebook that will appeal to novice and experienced birders alike, the authors of acclaimed Birdfinding in British Columbia explore their 30 favorite birding sites in the diverse landscape of Canada's westernmost province. More detailed and more personal than the Cannings' previous...
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All the Fine Young Eagles: In the Cockpit with Canada's Second World War Fighter PilotsDuring the six years of the Second World War, Canadian fighter pilots flew and fought with great distinction in every theatre of war to which Commonwealth fighter forces were deployed. All the Fine Young Eagles captures the spirit and magnitude of the Canadian contribution,...
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Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee, August 19, 1942With trademark vibrant style, the tenth volume in Mark Zuehlke's Canadian Battle series tells the story of the 1942 Dieppe raid. Nicknamed "The Poor Man's Monte Carlo," Dieppe had no strategic importance. The decision to assault it with the largest raid mounted to that...
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Forgotten Victory: First Canadian Army and the Cruel Winter of 1944-45During the winter of 1944-45 the Allies desperately sought a strategy for Germany's quick defeat. From the Swiss border to the North Sea, hundreds of thousands of soldiers in trenches and dugouts suffered through the bitterest European winter in 50 years, while their generals...
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Closing Time: Prohibition, Rum-Runners and Border WarsCanadians have long associated Prohibition with the colorful history of the Jazz Age in the United States. But even before the American ban that was in place from 1920 to 1933, Canada initiated its own Prohibition. The so-called Cold Water Army was led by...
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