North America local history
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Homegrown: Celebrating the Canadian Foods We Grow, Raise and ProduceHomegrown is a celebration of the food Canadians grow, produce, manufacture and consume. With over 175 recipes sourced from the members of the Ontario Home Economics Association and ingredients that celebrate the best of Canada from the Pacific coast to the Maritimes (and all...
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Highway of Heroes2011 Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable - Information Book Award 2011/2012 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award nomninee 2012 Silver Birch Nonfiction Award nominee 2012 Golden Oak Award nominee A young boy has lost his father, a soldier killed in action overseas. He and his mother...
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Kootenay Trips and Trails: A Guide to Southeastern British Columbia's Kootenay-Columbia RegionIf you are interested in everything from backcountry exploring to lounging in a hot springs pool, southern British Columbia's Kootenay-Columbia region has it all. A rich and colorful mining history that rivals the famous Caribou; the region's highest peaks; best alpine heli-skiing; most historic...
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Family Walks & Hikes Canadian Rockies - 2nd Edition, Volume 1: Bragg Creek - Kananaskis - Bow ValleyFamily Walks and Hikes is an exciting series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. The updated edition of the first volume for the Canadian Rockies brings together a new and inspiring collection of comfortable walks and spectacular hikes...
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Ontario ABCsAll the animals are awake and ready to explore the province of Ontario and the Great Lakes in this early concept alphabet book. Make a splash in Muskoka, skate outdoors on Ottawa's Rideau canal, help turn sap into maple syrup, grab a grilled lunch...
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The Class: A Memoir of a Place, a Time, and UsFrom bestselling author Ken Dryden, a riveting new book. On Tuesday, September 6, 1960, the day after Labour Day, class 9G at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute in a suburb of Toronto assembled for the first time. Its thirty-five students, having written special exams, came to...
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Twig's Christmas Adventure: A Story of the Balsam Fir Christmas TreeEver wonder who takes care of all the Christmas trees? The training and skill involved in taking care of Christmas trees is very specialized and one elf wants the job! Join Twig on his adventure to get to Nova Scotia.Author: Judy O'LearyPublisher: Tellwell TalentPublished:...
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Brewed in the North: A History of Labatt'sFor decades, the name Labatt was synonymous with beer in Canada, but no longer. Brewed in the North traces the birth, growth, and demise of one of the nation's oldest and most successful breweries. Opening a window into Canada's complicated relationship with beer, Matthew...
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The Writings of David Thompson, Volume 1: The Travels, 1850 VersionDavid Thompson's Travels is one of the finest early expressions of the Canadian experience. The work is not only the account of a remarkable life in the fur trade but an extended meditation on the land and Native peoples of western North America. The...
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Boosters and Barkers: Financing Canada's Involvement in the First World WarHow bond campaigns used coercive, modern marketing techniques to sell Canadians on the First World War. "Stick it, Canada! Buy more Victory Bonds!" The First World War demanded deep personal sacrifice in the field and at home, even when home was far from the...
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An Illustrated History of Quebec: Tradition and ModernitySome 7,500 years ago, the continental ice sheet retreated from the landscape we now know as Quebec. This cold, unique, and beautiful land has continued to shift with the movement of peoples and their often troubled interactions. The retreating ice marks the beginning of...
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A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System 1879 to 1986"I am going to tell you how we are treated. I am always hungry." -- Edward B., a student at Onion Lake School (1923) "[I]f I were appointed by the Dominion Government for the express purpose of spreading tuberculosis, there is nothing finer in...
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Moments dans le temps - Souvenirs de Vancouver-EstAvez-vous des souvenirs forts du passé ? Certaines images ou odeurs vous transportent-elles dans le temps ? Comment partagez-vous vos histoires et les reliez-vous au temps présent ?Moments dans le temps - Souvenirs de Vancouver-Est est un livre sur le fait d'être un enfant...
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¡Fiesta!: A Festival of ColorsExplore a world of colors in Fiesta!, a vibrant, bilingual picture book from award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh. A celebratory bilingual concept picture book, this book of colors features a street fiesta with green avocados, yellow tortillas, purple dance dresses, and brown charro pants--concluding with...
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Le Chandail Orange de PhyllisQuand Phyllis était une petite fille, elle avait hâte d'aller au pensionnat pour la première fois. Sa grand-mère lui a acheté un chandail orange éclatant qu'elle aimait et elle l'a porté pour aller à sa première journée d'école. Quand elle est arrivée à l'école,...
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Smoke and Fire: The Chinese in MontrealNow distributed by Brill for The Chinese University PressThis book is, in fact, a study of human survival. It describes the Chinese immigrants in Montreal, Canada, as they encounter racial discrimination. It begins with the arrival of the first batch of Cantonese, in the...
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MexicoMexico has long been the top travel destination for Americans. But until now, there has not been such a panoramic vision of offered by some of Mexico's finest contemporary writers of fiction and literary prose. Here are writings -- many translated for the first...
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The Seven Nations of Canada 1660-1860: Solidarity, Vision and Independence in the St. Lawrence ValleyWendake, Odanak, Wô linak, Pointe-du-Lac, Kahnawake, Kanesatake, Akwesasne, Kitigan Zibi are communities located all along the St. Lawrence River valley and its tributaries. They have been home to descendants of the Huron-Wendat, Algonquin, Nipissing, and Iroquois nations. These First Nations have in common the...
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The Selkie's DaughterA richly imagined fantasy set in Nova Scotia where a young girl--part selkie, part human--must save her family. I am human upon dry land. I swim as selkie on the sea. Brigit knows all the old songs and legends by heart: of Neve, the...
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The School on the Other Side of the River: The Educational Journey of Los Ricos de AbajoIn the countryside near San Miguel de Allende, an NGO called Feed the Hungry San Miguel provides meals to students in dozens of elementary schools, including one in the small community of Los Ricos de Abajo. In addition, a group of volunteer English teachers...
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