North America local history
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The Maya: Fearsome Fighters and Scary SacrificeFrom being made into a mummy through being sacrificed to the gods, daily life in the Mayan world was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and finding out just how horrible it was in this gripping read. Primary sources, colorful designs,...
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Trudeau's Darkest Hour: War Measures in Time of Peace October 1970In this anthology of speeches and writings since 1970, eminent Canadian thinkers, journalists, and political leaders explain how the government under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau deceived people and denied justice in October 1970. Arguing that Trudeau violated the human rights of hundreds of individuals...
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Indian Treaties and Surrenders, Volume 3: Treaties 281-483This significant historical work, first published in 1891 and one of three volumes in the series, is reprinted here in its original format Indian Treaties and Surrenders is an excellent reference series for anyone interested in the history of agreements between Indians and the...
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British Columbia: A Natural History of Its Origins, Ecology, and Diversity with a New Look at Climate ChangeThis revised and expanded edition of an award-winning book not only explores British Columbia's stunning ecology but also features an increased focus on climate change. With expanded sections on the province's geological history, updated information on the mountain pine beetle and the future of...
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Triumph at Kapyong: Canada's Pivotal Battle in KoreaApril 24th, 1951, was a lonely, moon-lit night in Korea. On a godforsaken hill, a few hundred surrounded Canadian soldiers waited for the fight of their lives to begin. Soon, Chinese communist troops in their thousands, swarmed around them, plunging straight towards the Korean...
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Acadians of Nova ScotiaThe first work devoted exclusively to Acadians in Nova Scotia, this book presents a thorough study of Acadian history from the earliest days of French settlement to present-day Acadian communities. Authors Sally Ross and Alphonse Deveau draw on original seventeenth-century texts, as well as...
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Raincoast Chronicles Eleven Up: Stories & History of the British Columbia Coast from raincoast Chronicles, Issues 11-15Ghost towns looming silently out of the fog, villages torn apart by storms, forest fires fought with flying boats as big as jetliners, the Chilcotin War, grizzlies and sasquatches, life in a float camp tethered to a rocky shore - this is Raincoast Chronicles...
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Good for NothingWinner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction The year is 1959, and fifteen-year-old Nipishish returns to his reserve in northern Quebec after being kicked out of residential school, where the principal tells him he's a good-for-nothing who, like all Indians, can look...
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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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