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Mexico, Interrupted: Labor, Idleness, and the Economic Imaginary of IndependenceMexican independence was, in a sense, an economic event. It was in the realm of the economic that elites managed to create a common ground with non-elites in their demands against foreign domination. Additionally, throughout the nineteenth century, independence was imagined by the lettered...
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Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out WestMarty Ohlhaut loved the great outdoors, and he loved his family, but this time, the combination proved disastrous.Cooped up inside due to long work hours, Marty was excited about taking off with his wife and five children for the beautiful Canadian Rockies. Aware that...
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Montreal's Square Mile: The Making and Transformation of a Colonial MetropoleIn nineteenth-century Canada, the Square Mile was an elite residential district in Montreal that represented a dramatic new concentration of wealth. Montreal's Square Mile chronicles the history of the Square Mile, including the diverse and far-reaching sources of its making and its twentieth-century transformations....
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Diego Rivera: Su Mundo Y El NuestroAuthor: Geoff WaringPublisher: Vhl / Santillana USAPublished: 05/09/2022Pages: 39Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.80h x 8.80w x 0.20dISBN: 9781543364125Language: SpanishAudience: Ages 4-8
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Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: A Visual Analysis of ChangeStreetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto visually compares historic and contemporary images of different parts of Toronto to better understand how and why the city has changed.Author: Brian Doucet, Michael DoucetPublisher: University of Toronto PressPublished: 02/22/2022Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.40lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.40w...
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Quiote, el sueño de Cuco / Quiote, Cuco's DreamCuco is a young boy who lives in a small Mexican town with his family. His life is pretty ordinary until one day he finds that he has something to defend. It won't be easy, and he has to face it all alone. Or...
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The Home ChildrenFrom 1870 to 1930 British Home children, over 1000,00 of them, arrived to work on Canadian farms. Travelling in groups of up to 400, their worldly possessions in small metal trunks, they came from the discipline of British Homes to the land that was...
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Mexico, Interrupted: Labor, Idleness, and the Economic Imaginary of IndependenceMexican independence was, in a sense, an economic event. It was in the realm of the economic that elites managed to create a common ground with non-elites in their demands against foreign domination. Additionally, throughout the nineteenth century, independence was imagined by the lettered...
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Nature Alberta: An Illustrated Guide to Common Plants and AnimalsThis best-seller identifies 351 species of trees, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Full-color illustrations confirm your findings as you discover the wonders of Alberta's rich natural heritage.Author: James KavanaghPublisher: Lone Pine PublishingPublished: 06/01/1991Pages: 192Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 8.52h x 5.52w x 0.53dISBN:...
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Nova Scotia Book of EverythingFrom the number of kilometers of coastline to the stories behind those weird place names (hello Ecum Secum) to profiles of Joe Howe and Alexander Keith, there is no book as comprehensive as the Nova Scotia Book of Everything. There is also no book...
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The Kids Book of Aboriginal Peoples in CanadaCanada's Aboriginal peoples have shaped this country in countless ways. Their story is central to the nation's identity --- indeed, the word "Canada" is derived from the Huron-Haudenosaunee word "kanata," which means "our village." This title in the acclaimed Kids Book of series is...
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The Real Winnie: A One-Of-A-Kind BearThe story of Winnie, the real Canadian bear that captured the heart of Christopher, son of A.A. Milne, is told against the backdrop of the First World War.Author: Val ShushkewichPublisher: Natural Heritage BooksPublished: 09/12/2005Pages: 96Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 8.10h x 8.02w x 0.24dISBN: 9781896219899About...
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Three Roads to Chihuahua: The Great Wagon Roads That Opened the Southwest, 1823-1883"Three Roads to Chihuahua: The Great Wagon Roads That Opened the Southwest, 1823-1883" is the story of the shifting path of trade between what is now the U.S. Southwest and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It recounts the making of three separate roads to...
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Laying the Children's Ghosts to Rest: Canada's Home Children in the WestBetween 1869 and the early 1930s more than 100,000 children were rounded up from the streets of Britain to be used as labourers in Canadian homes; often little more than slaves. Today there are two million or more descendants of what were derisively known...
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Siuluk: The Last TuniqSiuluk is a very strong man. He's so strong that people tell him he must be the last of the Tuniit, friendly giants who once lived in the North. Just like those giants, Siuluk is so strong that he can carry an entire walrus...
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Paddlenorth: Adventure, Resilience, and Renewal in the Arctic WildIn an adventure of a lifetime, Jennifer Kingsley and her five companions canoe through one of the planet's most rugged settings. They battle raging winds, impenetrable sea ice, treacherous rapids, and agonizing sores and blisters while contending with rising tensions among the group. But...
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Roadside Nature Tours Through the Okanagan: A Guide to British Columbia's Wine CountryThe Okanagan attracts thousands of visitors each year to enjoy its beaches and wine, but more and more people are discovering its natural beauty. With desert sands and deep lakes, towering rock cliffs and rich benchlands, cold mountain forests and hot grasslands, the Okanagan...
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Mi'kmaqAnother in the series of books detailing the culture of the many people who make up the population of the Maritimes. A history of origins, settlement and contribution to Maritime life.Author: Stephen A. DavisPublisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)Published: 01/01/1997Pages: 74Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.99h x...
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Native Plants for the Short Season Yard: Best Picks for the Chinook and Canadian Prairie ZonesThis is the definitive guide to gardening with native plants on the prairies. Gardening with native plants has lots of advantages, not only for your yard, but also for the ecosystem. What could be better than a beautiful, low-maintenance yard that preserves biodiversity and...
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Rifke: An Improbable LifeRifke (Rosalie Wise Sharp) grew up in North Toronto, which felt to her like a foreign place because there were no other Jewish families there in the late 1930s. Yiddish was spoken in her household, and the food, dress, and customs of Ozarow --...
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