North America local history
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MetlakatlaLong before the outsiders came, there was a land where people and spirits lived. Not always in harmony, but the people and the spirits loved the mountains and the sea. The people made homes along the inlets, and the spirits came and went as...
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The Wildest Hunt: True Stories of Game Wardens and PoachersA lively collection of wilder-than-fiction poaching stories from across Canada and the US, including insights from investigating officers involved in real poaching situations. Get ready to read some of the wildest true crime imaginable. Showcasing fish and wildlife poaching stories from every province and...
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The Flower in the SkullA riveting novel from acclaimed author Kathleen Alcalá, this second edition of The Flower in the Skull, from Raven Chronicles Press, begins in the Sonoran Desert in the late 19th century, where an Ópata village is attacked by Mexican soldiers. Her family scattered, Concha...
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Top 70 Canoe Routes of OntarioA new edition of the best-selling guide, expanded with 10 more routes and over 50 more pages Ontario is blessed with some of the most scenic and enjoyable lakes and rivers in the world - it truly is a paddler's paradise This updated and...
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National Geographic Guide to the National Historic Sites of CanadaAs the official companion book to 150th anniversary of the Canada's birth, this guide is also the companion to the Guide to the National Parks of Canada, 2nd Edition, celebrating the historic sites that are key in building the story of Canada. This guide...
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Wind on the Sounds: A Novel Set in the Yacht Race Around Vancouver Island CanadaA heartwarming tale of a woman with a difficult past and fears who steps outside her comfort zone into one of the toughest yacht races in North America. When Rebecca Dunbar agreed to join the land crew for the Van Isle 360 yacht race,...
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Moon Mexico City: Neighborhood Walks, Food & Culture, Beloved Local SpotsBaroque palaces and energetic streets, old-school taquerías and contemporary art: experience this bustling metropolis with Moon Mexico City. Experience the city: Navigate by neighborhood or by activity with color-coded maps or follow self-guided walks through Mexico City's most interesting neighborhoods See the sights: Wander...
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Gordie's SkateSet in Saskatchewan during the Great Depression, this is the story of hockey legend Gordie Howe and his first experience with skating. The book is charmingly illustrated in full colour by Leanne Franson. Bill Waiser is a popular historian and Governor-General?s-Award-winning author. Times were...
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¡Vamos! Let's Go ReadAuthor: Raúl the ThirdPublisher: VersifyPublished: 09/12/2023Pages: 48Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 10.19h x 10.23w x 0.35dISBN: 9780358539360Audience: Ages 4-8Review Citation(s): School Library Journal 07/01/2023 pg. 63
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Taste of Haida Gwaii: Food Gathering and Feasting at the Edge of the WorldUsing her esoteric knowledge of food and her love of the island's colorful locals, Susan Musgrave introduces readers to the remote British Columbian island of Haida Gwaii With her good humour and incisive wit, she tells stories from her time living on the island...
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Could you live like a Tarahumara? ¿Podrias vivir como un Tarahumara?: bilingual English and SpanishCould you live like a Tarahumara? Live in the remote mountains of north-western Mexico? Carry on your life as people have done for centuries? Don Burgess answers 30 questions about the history and culture of the Tarahumara people of Mexico. The black and white...
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At the Heart of the Borderlands: Africans and Afro-Descendants on the Edges of Colonial Spanish AmericaAt the Heart of the Borderlands is the first book-length study of Africans and Afro-descendants in the frontiers of Spanish America. While people of African descent have formed part of most borderlands histories, this study recognizes and explains their critical contribution to the formation...
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British Columbia Seashore Life: A Waterproof Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals & PlantsBritish Columbia Seashore Life is the perfect pocket-sized, folding guide for the beachcomber, and features over 140 beautiful illustrations of familiar and unique seashore plants and animals, including birds, marine mammals, fish, and crustaceans. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, folding guide is an excellent...
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Playing with Osito Jouer avec Osito: Bilingual English FrenchOsito wants to play, but his fur is growing slowly and he's got the shivers. His new friend thinks covering this baby bear with honey and a coat of wild flowers is a good idea. Osito does get warm, but then the bees arrive,...
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The Forgotten Diaspora: Mesoamerican Migrations and the Making of the U.S.-Mexico BorderlandsIn The Forgotten Diaspora Travis Jeffres explores how Native Mexicans involved in the conquest of the Greater Southwest pursued hidden agendas, deploying a covert agency that enabled them to reconstruct Indigenous communities and retain key components of their identities even as they were technically...
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Hiking the West Coast of Vancouver Island: An Updated and Comprehensive Trail GuideThe rugged west coast of Vancouver Island offers some of the most spectacular and storied hiking in the Pacific Northwest. Home to the world-famous West Coast Trail, once a lifeline for marooned sailors and still among the most breath-taking yet demanding hikes on the...
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Californio Portraits: Baja California's Vanishing CultureFirst published in 1981, Harry W. Crosby's Last of the Californios captured the history of the mountain people of Baja California during a critical moment of transition, when the 1974 completion of the transpeninsular highway increased the Californios' contact with the outside world and...
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Room at the Inn: Historic Hotels of British Columbia's Southern InteriorA fully illustrated social history profiling forty historic hotels spread over five regions of the southern interior of British Columbia, covering the time period of the 1890s to 1950s. Room at the Inn reveals the long-forgotten histories of British Columbia's early hospitality industry, through...
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Don't Hurt a Sasquatch: And Other Wacky-But-Real Laws in the USA and CanadaThis hilarious compendium dives into the quirkiest decrees from around the country, from Alabama's ban on driving blindfolded to Delaware's restriction on selling dog hair. Every state in the country has its own set of rules, carefully designed to identify the biggest problems in...
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William F. Buckley Sr.: Witness to the Mexican Revolution, 1908-1922In 1909, young William F. Buckley Sr. (1881-1958), who grew up in the dusty South Texas town of San Diego, graduated from the University of Texas law school and headed for Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, familiar with Mexican traditions, and soon fit to...
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