North America local history
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Rebellion in Chiapas: An Historical ReaderCarlos Fuentes writes, John Womack has an uncanny feeling for the infinitely complex strains of Mexico. Here, Woack examines the conflict in Chiapas in light of 500 years of struggle and uneasy accomodation between the region's Maya population and the Spanish conquerors and ladino...
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I Know HereWinner of the 2011 Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the 2010 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the 2011 Ezra Jack Keats and New York Public Library New Writer Award, and a finalist for the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration The little girl in this...
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Black Slavery in the Maritimes: A History in Documents: (From the Broadview Sources Series)This is the first book to offer a thorough collection of documents detailing the history of black slavery in the Canadian Maritimes. Author: Harvey Amani WhitfieldPublisher: Broadview Press IncPublished: 05/15/2018Pages: 168Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.40dISBN: 9781554813865About the AuthorHarvey Amani Whitfield...
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The Kids Book of CanadaFinally, the premier children's resource on Canada is available in a fully revised paperback edition --- bringing up to date this bestselling treasury of information that has long been an essential book for schools, libraries and homes from coast to coast. Ten years after...
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Canada at War: A Graphic History of World War TwoIn 1914, Canada went to war as a subject of Britain. In 1939, it made the choice to fight all on its own. Canada at War follows the developments and setbacks, wins and losses, of a nation learning to stand up for itself under...
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The Free People - Li Gens Libres: A History of the Métis Community of Batoche, SaskatchewanRevised and expanded to include fresh research, a discussion of recent interpretive trends, and a review of new literature, The Free People--Li Gens Libres is a comprehensive history of the Métis community and national historic site of Batoche, Saskatchewan. Diane Payment has a long...
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The BeothukA history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers.Author: Ingeborg MarshallPublisher: Breakwater BooksPublished: 03/09/2009Pages: 88Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w...
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No Place More Suitable: Four Centuries of Montreal StoriesFor centuries Montreal reigned as Canada's most beguiling city. Inspired by the pages of the Gazette, Canada's oldest daily newspaper (founded in 1778), here are seventy-five true tales to inspire, amuse, horrify and captivate. Stories include humourist Stephen Leacock's flinty bitterness at being forced...
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The Strangest Dream: Canadian Communists, the Spy Trials, and the Cold WarDescribing a generation of radicals, this is a book about Canadian communists.Author: Merrily WeisbordPublisher: Vehicule PressPublished: 01/01/1994Pages: 269Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 8.98h x 6.36w x 0.78dISBN: 9781550650532This title is only available via back order
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Hiking the Gulf Islands of British Columbia: 4th EditionNestled in the Strait of Georgia between British Columbia's mainland and Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands are a hiker's paradise, each boasting an eclectic character and an array of flora and fauna unique to the temperate climate of the southern West Coast of Canada....
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Scoundrels, Dreamers & Second Sons: British Remittance Men in the Canadian WestBeginning in 1880, thousands of young, upper-class British men with few prospects were sent to the Canadian West to distance them from British society. Still supported by their families, thus earning them the title remittance men, these men set out to continue their lives...
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Voyages to Windward: Sailing Adventures on Vancouver Island's West CoastWhen Elsie Hulsizer was little, she lived on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington where she spent the summers sailing in a small open sailboat with her parents. Her parents would always start out by sailing to windward, or against the wind, so...
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Fortune's a River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest AmericaWinner of the John Lyman Book Award for best Canadian naval and maritime historyFinalist for the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-fiction AwardFinalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book PrizeLonglisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book PrizeHonourable Mention for the Canadian Nautical Research Society's...
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The Big Red Fox: The Incredible Story of Norman Red Ryan, Canada's Most Notorious CriminalShort-listed for the 2000 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Non-Fiction Norman Red Ryan was a notorious bank robber, safecracker, and killer. He escaped from Kingston Penitentiary twice - first by force, and then years later by gulling the credulous into believing that he was...
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A History of the Rowayton Waterfront: Roton Point, Bell Island & the Norwalk ShorelineWelcome to Rowayton, a vibrant community nestled on the shores of Long Island Sound and encompassed by the city of Norwalk, Connecticut. Great steamships once delivered thousands of visitors daily to Roton Point to enjoy one of the premier amusement parks on the eastern...
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Eaton's: The Trans-Canada StoreExplore the broad, fascinating history of the Eaton's department store empire. Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written by a prominent department store historian. Canada's largest and most well-known department store, Eaton's was an icon of Canadian culture. From its founding in 1869 to its famed...
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Little Frida: A Story of Frida KahloYoung Frida Kahlo's imaginary friend comes to life in a touching story by Anthony Browne enhanced by exquisite surreal illustrations. Following a bout with polio at the age of six, Frida Kahlo's life was marked by pain and loneliness. In real life she walked...
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Royal City Volume 2: Sonic YouthIn this second installment of bestselling author Jeff Lemire's (Descender, Sweet Tooth) ambitious new series we travel back to the year 1993 and follow the then-teenaged Pike siblings and see the the last week of Tommy Pike's life unfold. The mysteries of his death...
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Day of the DeadThe Day of the Dead (or Dia de los muertos) is a special Mexican holiday that honors loved ones who have passed away. Readers will learn about how people celebrate the holiday with the creation of altars and traditional foods. Complete with simple text...
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Violence, Order, and Unrest: A History of British North America, 1749-1876This edited collection offers a broad reinterpretation of the origins of Canada. Drawing on cutting-edge research in a number of fields, Violence, Order, and Unrest explores the development of British North America from the mid-eighteenth century through the aftermath of Confederation. The chapters cover...
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