North America local history
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How Does the Canadian Government Work?The book provides an engaging introduction on how Canada's parliamentary system of government works. The distinctions between head of state and head of government are explained, while introducing readers to the roles of the monarch, the governor general, the prime minister, and the opposition...
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Pier 21: A HistoryBetween 1928 and 1971, nearly one million immigrants landed in Canada at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. During those years, Pier 21 was one of the main ocean immigration facilities in Canada, including when it welcomed home nearly 400,000 Canadians from service overseas...
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Kateri Tekakwitha: Model of BraveryThe story of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha comes to life in colorful, full-page illustrations and lively text for children ages 4 through 9. Emphasizing Saint Kateri's special virtue of courage, author and long-time elementary educator Barbara Yoffie helps readers develop an understanding of saints as...
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Kitchener (Berlin) 1880-1960Kitchener, Ontario, is a community with two histories. As Berlin, it was a rapidly growing and prosperous town reveling in its Germanic heritage. After dramatic civic upheavals from 1915 to 1919, it emerged, somewhat bruised, as Kitchener. From a twenty-first-century viewpoint, there often appears...
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Invisible Darkness: The Strange Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla HomolkaPerfect for fans of Making a Murderer and The People v. O. J. Simpson, Invisible Darkness is the story of one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory--killings so sensational that they prompted the Canadian government, in the interests of justice, to silence...
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The Secret of the Incas: Myth, Astronomy, and the War Against TimeStep by step, Sullivan pieces together the hidden esoteric tradition of the Andes to uncover the tragic secret of the Incas, a tribe who believed that, if events in the heavens could influence those on earth, perhaps the reverse could be true. Anyone who...
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Mice and BeansRosa Maria lives in a small house with a small yard. But she has a big heart, a big family, and more than anything she loves to cook big meals for them. "When there's room in the heart, there's room in the house, except...
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Rumbo Al Hermoso Norte: Una NovelaNineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are...
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TicknorOn a cold, rainy night, an aging bachelor named George Ticknor prepares to visit his childhood friend Prescott, a successful man who is now one of the leading intellectual lights of their generation. With a hastily baked pie in his hands, and a lifetime...
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There Was a Woman: La Llorona from Folklore to Popular Culture"How is it that there are so many lloronas?" A haunting figure of Mexican oral and literary traditions, La Llorona permeates the consciousness of her folk community. From a ghost who haunts the riverbank to a murderous mother condemned to wander the earth after...
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So Far from Allah, So Close to Mexico: Middle Eastern Immigrants in Modern MexicoMiddle Eastern immigration to Mexico is one of the intriguing, untold stories in the history of both regions. In So Far from Allah, So Close to Mexico, Theresa Alfaro-Velcamp presents the fascinating findings of her extensive fieldwork in Mexico as well as in Lebanon...
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The Penguin History of CanadaCanada is in many ways a country of limits, a paradox for a place that enjoys virtually unlimited space. Most of that space is uninhabited, and much of it is uninhabitable. It is a country with a huge north but with most of its...
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Enthusiasms and Loyalties: The Public History of Private Feelings in the Enlightenment AtlanticThe Enlightenment Atlantic was awash in deep feelings. People expressed the ardour of patriots, the homesickness of migrants, the fear of slave revolts, the ecstasy of revivals, the anger of mobs, the grief of wartime, the disorientation of refugees, and the joys of victory....
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Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11 contains more than 150 full-color images and beautifully designed graphic illustrations depicting Camp Pendleton Marines involvement in combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. It's a one-of-a-kind book filled with perspectives and reflections from...
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The Englishman in the ValleyTo a passerby, Aubrey Rooke is an unassuming man with little to his name. To those that know him, Aubrey is an eccentric, kind, and community driven man. Be it railroads or elections, Aubrey is known to dedicate all he has in support of...
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Understanding Mexico's Security ConundrumUnlike other analyses which aim to explain the notion of national security in Mexico and at the same time address the security challenges facing the country, this short text describes the distinction between national, internal and public security in Mexico. It is the first...
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Changes in the Seasons: English EditionWhen the seasons change, things all around us change, too. Learn about the changes on the land, shifts in weather, and the different activities people enjoy during each season in Clyde River, Nunavut.Author: Lucy PalituqPublisher: Inhabit Education Books Inc.Published: 11/22/2022Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize:...
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Conversational Spanish Dialogues for Beginners and Intermediate Students: 100 Spanish Conversations and Short Stories Conversational Spanish LanguageIt can be very frustrating when you cannot communicate with Spanish speaking people and trivial things can be a cause of major annoyance, especially when you cannot explain yourself using Spanish. The best way to improve your Spanish is by reading a book from...
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This Good Thing: Good Things Come Book 4Book Four of the popular Good Things Come Canadian horse racing series!Everything changes.If the sum total of Liv Lachance's self-worth is the collection of all the things she's done, she's coming up short. Three-quarters of a veterinary degree. Two-thirds of a Canadian Triple Crown....
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Speak for the Dead: A Dominion Archives Mystery"A literary joyride." --Louise Penny, New York Times bestselling author of the Chief Inspector Gamache novelsMore than ten years after The Foulest Things, murder and mayhem return to Ottawa in the highly-anticipated next installment of Amy Tector's acclaimed Dominion Archives Mystery series.It's a stormy...
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