North America local history
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Prince Edward's Legacy: The Duke of Kent in Halifax: Romance and Beautiful BuildingsAn illustrated account of how the young Prince Edward, Queen Victoria's father, set new social, cultural and military fashions in Halifax When Edward Augustus, fourth son of King George III, arrived in Halifax in 1794 he was not only a prince, a colonel and...
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Explosion in Halifax Harbour: The Illustrated Account of a Disaster That Shook the WorldThe first illustrated book with full-colour visuals giving a compelling account of the explosion and its aftermath.On the morning of December 6, 1917, the residents of Halifax's North End witnessed first-hand the terrifying destruction of the First World War when a fully loaded munitions...
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Forging Ties, Forging Passports: Migration and the Modern Sephardi DiasporaForging Ties, Forging Passports is a history of migration and nation-building from the vantage point of those who lived between states. Devi Mays traces the histories of Ottoman Sephardi Jews who emigrated to the Americas--and especially to Mexico--in the late nineteenth and early twentieth...
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Mexicas: Los Indígenas de Mesoamérica IIUntil just over 150 years ago, northern Mexico extended thousands of kilometers farther than its current border with the United States. Many different indigenous groups flourished there before the Conquistadors arrived. What we know about their lives and customs is the result of archeological...
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Mexico City Architecture GuideAn essential guide to Mexico City, surveying more than 180 architectural works from the early 20th century to the presentThis new edition of Arquine's essential guide to Mexico City compiles more than 180 works of architecture dating from the early 20th century up to...
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México: Una Odisea Culinaria Con Más de 250 RecetasDetailing numerous trips the author made across Mexico, this book is a fascinating journey into the heart of the national cuisine as well as a tribute to the culinary wealth of the country. Much more than a valuable collection of traditional recipes, this work...
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México Bizarro 2LO BIZARRO NO RESPETA NADA: NI PERSONAJES, NI HECHOS, NI BANDERAS POL TICAS, NI CLASES SOCIALES, NI IDEOLOG AS, NI PARTIDOS POL TICOS, NI GOBERNANTES. ES UN HECHO: LO BIZARRO ES LO M S DEMOCR TICO QUE TIENE M XICO HOY . Esto es...
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BolcheviquesAuthor: Paco Ignacio Taibo IIPublisher: Planeta PublishingPublished: 05/14/2019Pages: 416Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.00dISBN: 9786070756061Language: SpanishAbout the AuthorTaibo II, Paco Ignacio: - Paco Ignacio Taibo II Incansable activista social, historiador y autor de las biografías de Pancho Villa, Tony Guiteras y...
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México EsclavizadoAuthor: Francisco Martín MorenoPublisher: Planeta PublishingPublished: 05/15/2018Pages: 416Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.20dISBN: 9786070748387Language: SpanishAbout the AuthorMartín Moreno, Francisco: - Francisco Martín Moreno, Es conferencista, líder de opinión, columnista y autor de las novelas históricas más provocadoras y exitosas de los...
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Mexico: Between Life and DeathDuring fourteen trips between 1993 and 2010, Harvey Stein photographed in Mexico, primarily in small towns and villages and mostly during festivals (Day of the Dead, Easter, Independence Day) that highlight the country's unique relationship to death, myth, ritual and religion. This book is...
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111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not Miss Revised and Updated- The ultimate insider's guide to Vancouver - Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides - Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 250 titles and 1.5 million copies in print worldwide - Appeals to both the...
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Montreal Monsters: A Search and Find BookThe little monsters are in Montreal! Visit the landmarks in the most European-esque city in Canada with them! Special large size edition! Mixing historic architecture, metropolitan modernity and joie de vivre, Montreal is such a great place to live that even little monsters have...
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La Petite Histoire de la Sagouinecrit par Viola L ger entre 1971 et 1976, ce r cit est d'une valeur documentaire et archivistique inestimable pour qui veut d couvrir comment la com dienne a fait voluer le personnage embl matique cr par Antonine Maillet. Viola L ger a incarn...
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Three Days in Hell: 7-9 June 1944June 7, 1944. The Allies have landed in Normandy, where they have set a bridgehead: yet this one is narrow and fragile. The Canadians sprint on to Carpiquet, but their attack is crushed by Panzers of the Hitlerjugend Division that have just rejoined the...
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Objectif Falaise: 14-16 Août 1944French Text Georges Bernage focuses on the Canadian effort from August 14-16, 1944 and their attempt to break the lines of the Hitlerjugend Division to the south of Caen through Operation Tractable. Despite the Canadian's determination, the German's put forth a bitter resistance, even...
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Tkwelkwlótse Te Stektitse7 Te Slexeyen: The Orange Shirt Story in ShuswapFull Sushwap language version. When Phyllis Webstad (nee Jack) turned six, she went to the residential school for the first time. On her first day at school, she wore a shiny orange shirt that her Granny had bought for her, but when she got...
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Canadians and War Volume 1Canadians and War Volume 1 brings together four diverse works of research from four Canadian scholars. Canada's military history is a living, breathing thing, with endless perspectives and accounts to be heard, and this collection seeks to bring some of those little-known stories to...
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I'm a Survivor, Not a Victim: The Experiences of Normandy Veteran George CarvellFrom the timber mills of New Brunswick, the training fields of Britain, the beaches of Normandy, the POW camps of Western Europe, to a narrow escape from one of the most shocking acts of brutality to be committed in WWII France, follow the journey...
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Shiny Side Up: On the Road to RecoveryConfronting the barriers and stigma around PTSD and navigating the recovery process can be an enormous challenge for many veterans. I salute Sgt Grant's authentic account of his recovery story through his cross Canada motorcycle journey to offer hope and meaning to others in...
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Twice to the Gallows: Bennie Swim and the Benton Ridge MurdersThe tragic story of Bennie Swim's crime, and the legal scandal of his hanging have been legendary in New Brunswick folklore.Now, thanks to Dominique Perrin's extensive research and creatively written non-fiction novel, the complex scope of this story is presented for the first time....
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