North America local history
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Indian Women of Early MexicoThis collection of essays by leading scholars in Mexican ethnohistory, edited by Susan Schroeder, Stephanie Wood, and Robert Haskett, examines the life experiences of Indian women in preconquest colonial Mexico. In this volume: "Introduction," Susan Schroeder; "Mexica Women on the Home Front," Louise M....
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Forging Mexico: 1821-1835No struggle has been more contentious or of longer duration in Mexican national history than that between a centripetal power in the capital and the centrifugal federalism of the Mexican states. Much as they do in the United States, such tensions still endure in...
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No Man's RiverWith No Man's River, Farley Mowat has penned his best Arctic tale in years. This book chronicles his life among Metis trappers and native people as they struggle to eke out a living in a brutal environment. In the spring of 1947, putting the...
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The Hungry Year2002 OLA Silverbirch Award Nominee Twelve-year-old Kate has always had to be more responsible than other girls her age. Since her mother's death and her family's flight to Canada, Kate's father has relied on her to keep house and look after her younger twin...
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A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and MemoryIn late February and early March of 1836, a Mexican army led by General Antonio López de Santa Anna lay siege to a mission known as the Alamo, held by a small band of rebels that included Davy Crockett, James Bowie, and William Travis....
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Palenque: Eternal City of the MayaSunday, June 15, 1952. Having spent four years clearing a secret passage inside Palenque's Temple of the Inscriptions, Mexican archaeologist Alberto Ruz gazed into a vaulted chamber. There, beneath a gigantic carved stone block, he would make a spectacular discovery: the intact burial of...
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Mexican Designs Stained Glass Coloring BookSixteen original stained glass designs feature striking interpretations of realistic and imaginary figures from Mexican cultures. Vibrant illustrations include animals, mythological characters, religious iconography, and a wealth of skulls and skeleton motifs related to Day of the Dead traditions. Place the colored images near...
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The EdgeA high-class, transcontinental horse-racing junket should be an idyllic getaway for the super-rich.But one passenger on this train is a sociopath, a genius at blackmail and criminal corruption--and he plans to take everyone for everything they've got.Author: Dick FrancisPublisher: G.P. Putnam's SonsPublished: 08/02/2005Pages: 368Binding...
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The White BoneA thrilling journey into the minds of African elephants as they struggle to survive. If, as many recent nonfiction bestsellers have revealed, animals possess emotions and awareness, they must also have stories. In The White Bone, a novel imagined entirely from the perspective of...
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A Boat to Take You ThereThe inlet is wild and remote, separated from the rest of the world by the moody Queen Charlotte herself, her floor littered with shipwrecks. There are no shops, restaurants, hospitals, cell service or Internet. At the mouth, like teeth bared to discourage entry, are...
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Enthusiasms and Loyalties: The Public History of Private Feelings in the Enlightenment AtlanticThe Enlightenment Atlantic was awash in deep feelings. People expressed the ardour of patriots, the homesickness of migrants, the fear of slave revolts, the ecstasy of revivals, the anger of mobs, the grief of wartime, the disorientation of refugees, and the joys of victory....
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AfricvilleÀ quoi ressemblait la communauté? Des maisons aux couleurs vives, logées dans la colline; des champs où les garçons jouaient au football; un étang où les en- fants faisaient du rafting; la pêche en abondance; des immenses feux de joie... La jeune fille sort...
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Gifts from Amin: Ugandan Asian Refugees in CanadaIn August 1972, military leader and despot Idi Amin expelled Asian Ugandans from the country, professing to return control of the economy to "Ugandan citizens." Within ninety days, 50,000 Ugandans of South Asian descent were forced to leave and seek asylum elsewhere; nearly 8,000...
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Niagara FallsOne of the best-known waterfalls on Earth is right here in North America! Niagara Falls is found between the U.S. state of New York and the Canadian province of Ontario on the Niagara River. While it's not the highest waterfall in the world, Niagara...
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Haz Patria: Educa a Un Derechairo / Be a Patriot. Educate a DerechairoCon destreza implacable el autor señala los actos de corrupción, desviación de fondos, tráfico de influencias e impunidad de numerosos políticos del PRI, PAN, PDR y demás clase política, finísimas personas que hoy tienen el descaro de exigir justicia y se aferran a vivir...
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The Devil's Trick: How Canada Fought the Vietnam WarForty-five years after the fall of Saigon, John Boyko brings to light the little-known story of Canada's involvement in the American War in Vietnam. Through the lens of six remarkable people, some well-known, others obscure, bestselling historian John Boyko recounts Canada's often-overlooked involvement in...
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Nova Scotia's Historic Inland Communities: The Gathering Places and Settlements That Shaped the ProvinceNarrative, photo-filled historical guide to Nova Scotia's inland communities from author of Nova Scotia's Historic Harbours and Nova Scotia's Lost Communities.The story of Nova Scotia's inland communities begins with the Mi'kmaq, who established traditional gathering places in the heart of Mi'kma'ki. Through the eighteenth...
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All That We Say Is Ours: Guujaaw and the Reawakening of the Haida NationAn important volume documenting the struggles of the Haida People and their fight for self-determination, now available in paperback. Haida Gwaii, the ancient territory of the Haida people, is a West Coast archipelago famous for its wild beauty and rich species diversity. But that...
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Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire: French-Indigenous Relations and the Rise of the Métis in the Hudson Bay WatershedThe fur trade was the heart of the French empire in early North America. The French-Canadian (Canadien) men who traversed the vast hinterlands of the Hudson Bay watershed, trading for furs from Indigenous trappers and hunters, were its cornerstone. Though the Canadiens worked for...
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Chichén ItzáIn this book, early fluent readers will marvel at Chichén Itzá while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the landmark's cultural history. A Take a Look!...
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