North America local history
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Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and the other held relief supplies, both intended for war-torn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and...
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Explore the Best of Spain: An Easy Travel Guide for a Memorable TripAuthor: Jay WatersPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 01/12/2023Pages: 34Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.07dISBN: 9798373537032This title is not returnable
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Rosita y la Noche de los RábanosJoven Rosita compite en el concurso de talla de r bano de Oaxaca, M xico que se celebra cada 23 de diciembre. Ella espera ganar el primer premio y utilizar el dinero para mejorar la granja de su familia.Author: Dorothy Thurgood ManningPublisher: 33 Loretta...
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Baja Legends: The Historic Characters, Events, and Locations That Put Baja California on the MapAuthor: Greg NiemannPublisher: Sunbelt PublicationsPublished: 11/01/2014Pages: 261Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.98h x 6.06w x 0.71dISBN: 9780932653475
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Along the Trail in Algonquin Park: With Ralph BiceAlong the Trail in Algonquin Park has delighted thousands of readers across Canada and the United States from the time of its first publication in the summer of 1980. This is the fourth reprint of the classic work by the late legendary outdoorsman, Ralph...
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Their Lives, Their Wills: Women in the Borderlands, 1750-1846In 1815, in the Spanish settlement of San Antonio de B xar, a dying widow named Mar a Concepci n de Estrada recorded her last will and testament. Estrada used her will to record her debts and credits, specify her property, leave her belongings...
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The Red River Trails: Oxcart Routes Between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820-1870The many difficulties and occasional rewards of early travel and transportation in Minnesota are highlighted in this book, along with the state's relations with what became western Canada and insights into the development of business in Minnesota. The meeting of Indian and European cultures...
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Under the Dragon's TailDesperate women, rich and poor, come to her in need of help - and discretion. Dolly Merishaw is a midwife and an abortionist in Victorian Toronto, but although she keeps quiet about her clients' condition, her contempt and greed leaves them resentful and angry....
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August Gale: A Father And Daughter's Journey Into The Storm, First EditionLong before The Perfect Storm, the 1935 August Gale roared northeast. The surf raged along the New York and New Jersey shores as the gale whirled toward Newfoundland. Waves as tall as three-story houses swamped ships; monster combers broke masts in two and swept...
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Eating the Ocean: Seafood and Consumer Culture in CanadaDuring the first half of the twentieth century, Canadian fisheries regularly produced more fish than markets could absorb, driving down profits and wages. To address this, both industry and government sought to stimulate domestic consumption via increased advertising. In Eating the Ocean Brian Payne...
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Celebrating the People of MexicoMexico is a nation of magnificent cultures. Readers of this beautifully designed volume will explore the converging heritages that have shaped Mexico, including those of ancient civilizations and the French and Spanish. Need-to-know information about the past and present, such as how the country's...
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The Tyranny of Common Sense: Mexico's Post-Neoliberal ConversionAs one of the first countries to implement a neoliberal state apparatus, Mexico serves as a prime example of the effects of neoliberal structural economic reform on our sensibility. Irgmard Emmelhainz argues that, in addition to functioning as a form of politico-economic organization, neoliberalism...
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Oaxaca in Motion: An Ethnography of Internal, Transnational, and Return MigrationMigration is typically seen as a transnational phenomenon, but it happens within borders, too. Oaxaca in Motion documents a revealing irony in the latter sort: internal migration often is global in character, motivated by foreign affairs and international economic integration, and it is no...
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Catholic Women and Mexican Politics, 1750-1940How women preserved the power of the Catholic Church in Mexican political life What accounts for the enduring power of the Catholic Church, which withstood widespread and sustained anticlerical opposition in Mexico? Margaret Chowning locates an answer in the untold story of how the...
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A Very Canadian Coup: The Rise and Demise of Prime Minister MacKenzie Bowell, 1894-1896A fresh take on the Manitoba schools question and the Conservative Coup that toppled Canada's fifth prime minister.When Mackenzie Bowell became Canada's fifth Prime Minister in December 1894, everyone -- including Bowell -- expected the job would involve nothing more than keeping the wheels...
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Cold War, 50th Anniversary Edition"A thorough, evocative, exciting account of what happened that September ... MacSkimming's control of the story and his feel for character ... give it a new electricity."--The Globe and MailRelive the excitement of the greatest hockey series ever played, now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.When...
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The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the BorderBased on true events, this inspiring story follows a mama and her daughter who are denied entry at the U.S. border, and must find the refugee in charge of "the notebook," an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the U.S. Before, the...
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Something within Me: A Personal and Political MemoirThe late Honourable Michael Wilson was a Canadian politician and business professional. As Minister of Finance under Brian Mulroney, Wilson was one of the key negotiators of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement - one of Canada's most important economic agreements in the last...
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All about Belugas: English EditionBelugas are one of the many amazing animals found in Nunavut! Learn all about what belugas look like, where they live, what they eat, how they communicate, and where they migrate. This non-fiction book gives information and facts about belugas alongside beautiful photographs and...
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I See! I, Pi, Ti, KI: Bilingual Inuktitut and English EditionWhat can you see? Practise your Inuktut sounds and find the hidden syllabics in the illustrations. Each page features an illustration of a word that begins with the hidden syllabic.Author: Christine KudlukPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 08/02/2022Pages: 16Binding Type: Board BookWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.40h x...
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