North America local history
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Searching for W.P.M. Kennedy: The Biography of an EnigmaBorn in Ireland in 1879, W.P.M. Kennedy was a distinguished Canadian academic and the leading Canadian constitutional law scholar for much of the twentieth century. Despite his trailblazing career and intriguing personal life, Kennedy's story is largely a mystery. Weaving together a number of...
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War and Peace on the Rio Grande Frontier, 1830-1880: Volume 1The historical record of the Rio Grande valley through much of the nineteenth century reveals well-documented violence fueled by racial hatred, national rivalries, lack of governmental authority, competition for resources, and an international border that offered refuge to lawless men. Less noted is the...
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Reading, Writing, and Revolution: Escuelitas and the Emergence of a Mexican American Identity in TexasRunner-up, Ramirez Family Award for Most Significant Scholarly Book, 2021The first book on the history of escuelitas, Reading, Writing, and Revolution examines the integral role these grassroots community schools played in shaping Mexican American identity. Language has long functioned as a signifier of power...
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Travels with Elly: Reflections on Canada by an RVer and His DogThis nonfiction book views Canada from a personal perspective, similar to John Steinbeck's view of America in his 1960 book Travels with Charley. The author travels from coast to coast in a trailer with his wife and pets, including their Standard Poodle, Elly, in...
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House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. MontgomeryAn affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant and sometimes troubled life. Once upon a time, there was a girl...
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Lost TorontoOrganised chronologically, starting with the earliest losses and ending with the latest, the book features much-loved Toronto institutions that have been consigned to history. Lost Toronto is the latest in the series from Pavilion Books that traces the cherished places in a city that...
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Step Into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and Around the Comox ValleyThe spectacular landscapes in and surrounding the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island have long shaped the lives of the valley's diverse inhabitants. From expansive shorelines to snowy mountain peaks, the region contains a wide variety of attractions to lure people over their thresholds for...
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Mega Rex: A Tyrannosaurus Named ScottyMiddle school readers can journey into the prehistoric world of tyrannosaurs and discover what it was like to excavate the world's largest T. rex skeleton."Scotty," the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton in the world, was discovered by an elementary school teacher in Saskatchewan's Frenchman River...
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On the Cusp of Contact: Gender, Space and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia"The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied," writes Jean Barman, "and it is up to each of us to act as best we can." The seventeen essays collected here, originally published between 1996 and 2013, make a valuable...
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Citix60: Vancouver: 60 Creatives Show You the Best of the CityBoasting some of the West Coasts best cuisine, shopping and outdoor activities, Vancouver is a true pearl of the Northwest. Always ranked one of the top cities to live in the world, it is also one of the best tourist destinations in North America...
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Groups and Spaces in Mexico, Contemporary Art of the 90s: Vol. 1: Licenciado VerdadThis book tells the story of a generation of artists and curators that transformed Mexico's art scene in the late '80s and early '90s. The title alludes to the now iconic building on Licenciado Verdad Street in Mexico City's Historic Center, which for a...
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Mayas: Los Indígenas de Mesoamérica IIIThe Mayans are one of the most important pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas. This book focuses on customs, histories, and interesting aspects of Mayan culture, which has has a significant influence on Central American culture. With didactic and attractive material that will capture readers'...
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Con Una Granada En La Boca / With a Grenade in Your Mouth = With a Granade in Your MouthImplacable, profundamente humano, sin reparos en la indagaci n period stica, Javier Valdez C rdenas es uno de los periodistas sobre narcotr fico m s respetados en M xico. En Con una granada en la boca elabora un recuento de los da os sincero,...
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México EngañadoAuthor: Francisco Martin MorenoPublisher: Planeta PublishingPublished: 01/19/2016Pages: 600Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.70dISBN: 9786070731013Language: SpanishAbout the AuthorFrancisco Martín Moreno. Es conferencista, líder de opinión, columnista y autor de las novelas históricas más provocadoras y exitosas de los últimos años: México negro,...
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We Learn from the Sun"A children's book version of David Bouchard's best-selling book, The Seven Sacred Teachings." This richly illustrated book by Ojibway writer David Bouchard and Métis illustrator Kristy Cameron, weaves together Woodland-style paintings with a rhythmic poem about the spiritual lessons that we can learn from...
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Tappan Adney: and the Heritage of the St. John River ValleyThis book is about what happened when Tappan Adney travelled from New York City to the small town of Woodstock, New Brunswick in 1887 at the age of 18. The coming of this young man to this town at this particular time is surely...
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Pancho Villa: La Vida y La Leyenda de Famoso Revolucionario de México"Pancho Villa", dec a la gente en M xico a principios del siglo XX, "puede andar 100 kil metros sin parar, vivir 100 d as sin comer, aguantar 100 noches sin dormir y matar 100 hombres sin ning n remordimiento". La leyenda de Francisco...
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Theodore's Mexican Adventure: Books about Mexico for KidsAre you travelling to Mexico, or want to learn more about Mexican culture and all the great places to visit? This great book written for young readers teaches kids about Mexico's history, culture and even some basic spanish words.Theodore travels to Mexico City, Acapulco,...
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Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata: The Lives and Legacies of Mexico's Most Famous Revolutionaries*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Pancho Villa," people whispered at the beginning of the 20th century, "can march 100 miles without stopping, live 100 days without food, go 100 nights without sleep, and kill 100 men without remorse."...
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Oak Island 1632Early in 2017, James A. McQuiston wrote a book entitled Oak Island Missing Links, exploring, in a logical, pragmatic fashion, the many mysteries that surround Oak Island, Nova Scotia. McQuiston was then asked to present his theories to the current treasure hunters on Oak...
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