North America local history
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Magic for MarigoldYou Usually Hear Marigold Before You See Her. Her Laughter Always Seems to Run Ahead.Marigold Lesley doesn't think it strange at all to hold fascinating conversations with her cat. She also sees nothing wrong with having an invisible best friend who lives in the...
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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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The Sad Night: The Story of an Aztec Victory and a Spanish Loss"This sensitive treatment of La Noche Triste, or The Sad Night, the last battle the Aztecs won against the Spaniards, is a highly effective melding of graceful, lucid text and stylized art. Designed to resemble Aztec codices, the illustrations appear in double-page strips above...
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Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the AztecsIn this astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an edge-of-your-seat adventure thriller, acclaimed historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures perhaps unequaled to this day. It...
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What Was the Alamo?"Remember the Alamo!" is still a rallying cry more than 175 years after the siege in Texas, where a small band of men held off about two thousand soldiers of the Mexican Army for twelve days. The Alamo was a crucial turning point in...
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My AbuelitaWinner of a 2010 Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor! Abuelita's hair is the color of salt. Her face is as crinkled as a dried chile. She booms out words as wild as blossoms blooming. She stuffs her carcacha--her jalopy--with all the things she needs: a...
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Building Justice: Frank Iacobucci and the Life Cycles of LawBuilding Justice draws on the inspiring life of former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Frank Iacobucci to offer insight into the meaning of engaged citizenship through law. Ignoring early advice that he had the wrong kind of name to go to law school, Frank Iacobucci,...
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Cambio de Piel / Change of SkinCambio de piel indaga en el mito del México prehispánico y en el holocausto europeo a través de la memoria de sus protagonistas. Un clásico de la actual narrativa en español, por uno de los autores fundamentales de la literatura mexicana contemporánea: Carlos Fuentes....
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Cuentos Naturales / Ordinary StoriesDesde el primer día de mi vida literaria sé que un escritor no llega, nunca, a serlo plenamente. -Carlos Fuentes- Desde su primera obra publicada, el volumen de relatos Los días enmascarados (1954), quedó claro que Carlos Fuentes es uno de los maestros contemporáneos...
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The Gift of the Little People: A Six Seasons of the Asiniskaw Ithiniwak StoryI don't recall seeing books when I was a little boy. But the old people, they grew up listening to stories. And so, every night, when the old people were done their evening prayers, they would sit and they would tell us stories too.At...
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Coastal Nova Scotia: A Photographic TourA photographic exploration of Nova Scotia's diverse coastlines from the celebrated Canadian photographer.For most people, the idea of submerging themselves voluntarily in the half-frozen Atlantic Ocean sounds more like torture than fun. But for photographer and surfer Adam Cornick, it's all part of experiencing...
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Top Secret Canada: Understanding the Canadian Intelligence and National Security CommunityNational security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the first and most important responsibility of any democratic government. Motivated by some of the pressing questions and concerns of citizens, Top Secret Canada is the first book to offer...
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Canada in the World: Settler Capitalism and the Colonial ImaginationAn accessible and empirically rich introduction to Canada's engagements in the world since confederation, this book charts a unique path by locating Canada's colonial foundations at the heart of the analysis. Canada in the World begins by arguing that the colonial relations with Indigenous...
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Alebrijes Coloring Book For Kids: Fun & Unique Mexican Folk Art Animal Creature DesignsBring 30 fun and unique Alebrijes to life with color and imagination Coloring pages are inspired by Mexican folk art depictions of animal fantasy creatures. Great way for kids to get creative and learn about Mexican culture and traditions.Created for kids but loved by...
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Cartas de Amor Y Rebeldía / Letters of Love and RebellionEs un viaje que nos permite acompañar a la prestigiosa Lydia Cacho a través de su carrera, sus obstáculos, sus querencias, sus fallas, sus deseos y sus pasiones. Es un libro que enseña desde lo más humano hasta lo más profesional a hacer de...
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Guilty of EverythingIt's 1978 and a non-stop carnival of debauchery begins as the first shock of punk hits Vancouver. Now, in 2022, revisit John Armstrong's pivotal memoir in the 21st anniversary edition of Guilty of Everything.As Buck Cherry--lead singer and guitarist of The Modernettes--Armstrong had himself...
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Say It Right in Spanish, Third EditionSpeak a new language with confidence with this accessible guide to correct pronunciation Fear of mispronunciation prevents many people from daring to speak a new language. Don't let that fear hold you back The Say It Right series makes mastering correct pronunciation easy. This...
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The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold RushIn 1897 a grimy steamer docked in Seattle and set into epic motion the incredible succession of events that Pierre Berton's exhilarating The Klondike Fever chronicles in all its splendid and astonishing folly. For the steamer Portland bore two tons of pure Klondike gold....
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DiegoThis story of Diego Rivera, the greatest muralist of Mexico--and of the world--is told in Spanish and English. Vibrant miniature paintings convey the sense of adventure and magic that marked Rivera's early years. And the story shows how his passion for painting and love...
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Rockin' On The Rideau: Ottawa's Golden Age of Rock and RollThe music world exploded into Technicolor on February 9, 1964, when the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and ignited the music phenomenon dubbed "The British Invasion". In the weeks and months to come, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Ottawa teenagers put away their...
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