North America local history
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Across the Aisle: Opposition in Canadian PoliticsHow do parties with official opposition status influence Canadian politics? Across the Aisle is an innovative examination of the theory and practice of opposition in Canada, both in Parliament and in provincial legislatures. Extending from the pre-Confederation era to the present day, it focuses...
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San Miguel de Allende: The Soul of MexicoSan Miguel de Allende is an exquisitely beautiful, well-preserved Spanish colonial town. This charming 480-year-old city, considered to be one of the most picturesque towns in Mexico, sits at an elevation of 6,400 feet on a vast plateau of rolling hills in the Sierra...
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Prehistoric MesoamericaThis major revision of Richard E. W. Adams's classic text on the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica adds new information available from archaeological fieldwork in the region from the 1990s through 2004 and also evaluates recent theories regarding the remarkable prehistoric cultures of a region...
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Rebel Mexico: Student Unrest and Authoritarian Political Culture During the Long SixtiesWinner of the 2014 Mexican Book Prize In the middle of the twentieth century, a growing tide of student activism in Mexico reached a level that could not be ignored, culminating with the 1968 movement. This book traces the rise, growth, and consequences of...
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2024 Good Sam North American Campground GuideTravel More for Less with the Good Sam North American Campground Guide! The Good Sam North American Campground Guide comes packed with expanded features and even more ways to save. This year we welcome Wildsam to our team of travel and adventure experts. Wildsam...
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Laughing Back at Empire: The Grassroots Activism of the Asianadian Magazine, 1978-1985Asian Canadian activism, resistance, and art of the 1970s and 80s Laughing Back at Empire is a ground-breaking examination of The Asianadian, one of Canada's first anti-racist, anti- sexist, and anti-homophobic magazines. Over the course of its seven-year run, the small but mighty magazine...
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La Noche de TlatelolcoEl 2 de octubre no se olvida. A partir de testimonios de víctimas, estudiantes, maestros, padres de familia, periodistas, intelectuales, así como de agentes del estado opresor y de quienes no simpatizaban con la causa, se hilan los tensos momentos alrededor de la represión...
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DK Eyewitness Top 10 Cancun and the YucatanTrue to its name, this Cancun and the Yucatan travel guide covers all the region's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use top 10 lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you.This newly updated pocket travel guide for Cancun and the Yucatan...
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Clara Hughes - The Only Canadian Athlete Who Won Medals at Two Olympic Games Canadian History for Kids True Canadian HeroesClara Hughes is famous for being the only Canadian to have won medals at the Olympic Summer and Olympic Winter Games. You can say that Clara was born to be an athlete but it was her undying dedication to better her skills that made...
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Let's Look at MexicoWelcome to Mexico! Walk across sandy beaches. Hear the mariachi bands. Find out about this country's people, traditions, and animals.Author: A. M. ReynoldsPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 01/01/2019Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.80w x 0.30dISBN: 9781977105622Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.6Point Value: 0.5Interest Level:...
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Let's Count Canada: Numbers and Colours at the True North1 Brilliant Blue Viola grows down by the stream . . . 2 Eager Brown Beavers work great as a team . . . 3 Black Canadian Geese fly high in a V . . . 4 White Polar Bears play by the sea...
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Oceans of Rum: The Nova Scotia Banana Fleet in Rum-Runner HeavenProhibition, legislated in the U.S. in 1921, was intended to ban the manufacture, transport and sale of intoxicating liquor. However, it soon became obvious that successfully policing the entire coastline of the Pacific, Atlantic, and the Great Lakes was impossible. In eastern Canada the...
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See You Next Summer: Postcard Memories of Sparrow LakeBustling station platforms, with quaint steamers nearby, often appear on early Sparrow Lake postcards. It was at the station that rail passengers were met and taken by boat to one of the over 20 hotels that once flourished in this holiday area. Such a...
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Popular Wildflowers of the Canadian PrairiesA full-colour field guide for the curious amateur naturalist, traveller, or hiker who wishes to learn to identify the flowering plants that may be encountered while in the outdoors on the Canadian Prairies during the usual blooming season.Author: Neil L. JenningsPublisher: Rocky Mountain Books...
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John Schreiner's BC Coastal Wine Tour: The Wineries of the Fraser Valley Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and the Gulf IslandsThere is no doubt that the wine industry is undergoing an incredible boom in British Columbia. And not all of the award-winning wineries are in the Okanagan Valley -- the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver, and Vancouver Island are fast becoming just as reputable for...
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Shipwrecks & Seafaring Tales of Prince Edward IslandIn the 450 years since Jacques Cartier's arrival, Prince Edward Island's history has been tied to the sea. From the first explorers to immigrants, traders, sailors, and fishermen, thousands of seafaring people and their ships have come and gone--many lost to the relentless ocean....
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The Beach: An Illustrated History from the Lake to Kingston RoadGlenn and Jean Cochrane have lived in Toronto's Beach area for thirty-eight years - which sounds like a lifetime but really leaves them as relative newcomers. Like many of the area's residents, the Cochranes are convinced that once someone moves to the Beach, they'll...
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Suliewey: The Sequel to My IndianAward recognition for My Indian ***2022 ATLANTIC BOOK AWARDS: APMA BEST ATLANTIC-PUBLISHED BOOK AWARD - SHORTLIST*** ***2022 BMO WINTERSET AWARD - LONGLIST*** ***2022-2023 HACKMATACK AWARD: ENGLISH FICTION - SHORTLIST*** ***2022 IPPY AWARDS: MULTICULTURAL FICTION: JUV/YA - SILVER*** Suliewey: The Sequel to My Indian...
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Indomitable Canadian FilipinosIn the 70- year history of Filipino migration to Canada, their number has increased from 770 in 1964 to about a million in 2021. Yet no book has been written and published in Canada about the Filipino community in its entirety. This book fills...
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Mexico's Spiritual Reconquest: Indigenous Catholics and Father Pérez's Revolutionary ChurchMexico's Spiritual Reconquest brings to life a classically misunderstood pícaro: liberal soldier turned Catholic priest and revolutionary antipope, "Patriarch" Joaquín Pérez. Historian Matthew Butler weaves Pérez's controversial life story into a larger narrative about the relationship between religion, the state, and indigeneity in twentieth-century...
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