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The Conquest of Mexico: The Seven Book History of Hernan Cortes, Mayan and Mexican Civilization, United in One VolumePrescott's history of Hernan Cortes, and his conquering of Mexico for the Spanish Empire in the 16th century, is a classic of historical literature. This edition unifies the seven books in a single volume.Drawing on sources given to him by Mexican authorities, plus existing...
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Simonie and the Dance ContestSimonie loves to dance When he sees a sign for Taloyoak's annual Christmas Jigging Dance Contest, he can't wait to enter. But practising is hard work, and Simonie starts to worry that he won't do a good job in front of all his friends...
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Training Aces: Canada's Air Training During the First World WarWhen the First World War broke out, little was known about aviation. "Training Aces" chronicles the development of aviation in Canada that began in the years before the war when early experiments in flight were made by Canadians. This book portrays the important role...
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105 Hikes in and Around Southwestern British ColumbiaThe all-new, expanded follow-up to southwestern British Columbia's best-selling hiking guidebook--now featuring trails on the islands and northern Washington. For nearly fifty years, David and Mary Macaree's iconic 103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia has been the province's most popular and most trusted hiking...
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La historia política de Andrés Manuel López Obrador a través de sus discursosEste libro tiene un prop sito: realizar una historia de la vida pol tica de Andr s Manuel considerando esos momentos clave, pero vista desde la perspectiva que nos dan sus discursos en diferentes momentos y coyunturas, y a lo largo del tiempo. Cabe...
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The Wild BookFrom one of Mexico's foremost authors comes a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have supernatural powers. "We walked toward the part of the library where the air smelled as...
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Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in MexicoPainting a vivid, personal portrait of social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique memoir employs comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to chronicle the events that unfolded around a teachers' strike and led to a seven-month siege. When award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper...
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'68: El Otoño Mexicano de la Masacre de TlatelolcoIn Mexico City on the night of October 2, 1968, at least two hundred students--among thousands protesting election fraud and campaigning for university reform--were shot dead in a bloody showdown with government troops in Tlatelolco Square. The bodies were collected and trucked away and...
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Florentine Codex: Book 8: Book 8: Kings and Lords Volume 8Two of the world's leading scholars of the Aztec language and culture have translated Sahag n's monumental and encyclopedic study of native life in Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. This immense undertaking is the first complete translation into any language of...
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Money BoyRay Liu knows he should be happy. He lives in a big suburban house with all the latest electronic gadgets, and even finds plenty of time to indulge in his love of gaming. He needs the escape. It s tough getting grades that will...
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Around the World in a Dugout Canoe: The Untold Story of Captain John Voss and the TilikumThe true story of the Tilikum and her captain, for fans of maritime history and tales of adventure on the high seasAnticipating fame and wealth, Captain John Voss set out from Victoria, BC, in 1901, seeking to claim the world record for the smallest...
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La Llorona: The Legendary Weeping Woman of MexicoThe ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwestern United States have claimed to hear her wailing in the night, crying out for her drowned children. This centuries-old...
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Pierced by the SunLupita's hard-knock life has gotten the better of her time and time again. A childhood robbed of innocence set off a chain of events that she still has not managed to control, no matter how hard she tries. Every time she thinks she has...
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The Last Good Neighbor: Mexico in the Global SixtiesIn The Last Good Neighbor Eric Zolov presents a revisionist account of Mexican domestic politics and international relations during the long 1960s, tracing how Mexico emerged from the shadow of FDR's Good Neighbor policy to become a geopolitical player in its own right during...
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The Relación de Michoacán (1539-1541) and the Politics of Representation in Colonial MexicoThrough close readings of the painted images in a major sixteenth-century illustrated manuscript, this book demonstrates the critical role that images played in ethnic identity formation and politics in colonial Mexico.The Relación de Michoacán (1539-1541) is one of the earliest surviving illustrated manuscripts from...
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The First Letter from New Spain: The Lost Petition of Cortés and His Company, June 20, 1519The founding of la Villa Rica de la Veracruz (the rich town of the True Cross) is prominently mentioned in histories of the conquest of Mexico, but scant primary documentation of the provocative act exists. During a research session at the Spanish archives, when...
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Montreal's Expo 67En 1967, le Canada f tait le centi me anniversaire de son existence avec une f te spectaculaire, et tout le monde a t invit . L'Expo 67 de Montr al tait la premi re exposition internationale avoir lieu au Canada et c' tait...
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Scugog Carrying Place: A Frontier PathwayUntil now the story of this trail, its beginnings, its purpose, and its significant place in Ontario's history, has been poorly defined. The story of Scugog Carrying Place, the ancient aboriginal trails connecting Lake Ontario with Lakes Scugog and Simcoe and the Kawartha lakes...
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Next Stop: CanadaWelcome to Canada! From its majestic mountains to its exciting sports, readers are invited to explore what makes Canada so special in this exciting nonfiction title! With informational text, fresh vocabulary, and engaging maps, readers will be engaged from beginning to end.Author: Ginger McDonnellPublisher:...
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MercuryAugust 31, 5:15 PM, French Hill, Nova Scotia: A girl named Tara is running. She runs through her nice neighborhood and up a road to the burned ruins of what was once a beautiful house--her family's house. August 31, 1859, French Hill, Nova Scotia:...
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