North America local history
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Thirty Talks Weird LoveRISE: A Feminist Book Project, American Library Association (ALA)A 13-year-old girl growing up in Mexico is visited by her 30-year-old future self in this powerful YA novel in verse about handling depression.Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaria and says she's her,...
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The Resilient Shinai - A History of Kendo in CanadaHirokazu Okusa details the captivating history of kendo in Canada in The Resilient Shinai. Kendo, a Japanese martial art with roots in the ancient sword fighting techniques of the samurai, was brought to Canada by industrious Japanese immigrants looking for a better life.The Resilient...
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A Wilderness of WaterIn 1963, just before Christmas, two young men set off in their fishing boat in hopes of getting one more good haul of fish before the weather gets bad. They sail off into the stormy waters of St. Mary's Bay, off southwest Nova Scotia...and...
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Un Regalo Para NiñaIn her first book for children, Cecilia Ruiz illuminates how things can change--and the importance of holding on to our dearest relationships when they do. The first time Abuela holds Niña, her heart overflows with tenderness. And as Niña grows up, she and Abuela...
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Gold Diggers of the Klondike: Prostitution in Dawson City, Yukon, 1898-1908Gold Diggers of the Klondike explores beyond the myths of the dance-hall girls and prostitutes of the Klondike gold rush, and uncovers the stories of the women who "mined the miners." In chronicling prostitution in Dawson city during the height and the decline of...
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Oak Island and the Search for the Buried TreasureAre Shakespeare's lost manuscripts buried deep in the notorious Money Pit? Do booby traps conceal the Holy Grail of the Knights Templar or Blackbeard's pirate loot? The mystery of Oak Island's rumoured treasure has stumped explorers and researchers for over two hundred years. In...
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Secret Mexico CityThe forgotten café where Fidel Castro and Che Guevara used to meet, a tribute to the city's ghosts, a mammoth in the metro, a cave transformed into a shrine, an underground parking lot with mosaics dating from 1930, a Baroque altarpiece made from papier...
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The Little Tree by the Sea: From Halifax to Boston with LoveOn December 6, 1917, two tramp steamers, the Mont-Blanc and the Imo, collided in wartime Halifax Harbour. Steel grating on steel caused sparks to fly creating what became the largest man-made explosion of its time. More than 2000 people died (500 of those children)...
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Tommy's Team: The People Behind the Douglas YearsIn 2004, Tommy Douglas easily topped a CBC television poll as "The Greatest Canadian" because of his preeminent role in the introduction of medicare in the 1960s. But Tommy Douglas did not accomplish all that he did on his own. Regrettably, the people who...
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Mud, Sweat, and Gears: A Rowdy Family Bike Adventure Across Canada on Seven WheelsMud, Sweat, and Gears is not only an incredible human-powered journey, but it's also about the intricate, poignant, and often hilarious family dynamics that result. The Metal Cowboy's most compelling book yet.--Heidi Swift, The OregonianThis time the Metal Cowboy sets off to bicycle across...
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Lo Que Le Contó El Jaguar: (What the Jaguar Told Her Spanish Edition)Jade is starting eighth grade in a new city--Atlanta. She just wants to go back to Chicago, where her friends are. Where her Abuela lives. But Jade does like walking to her new school on the trail that winds through the woods behind her...
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Canada's Residential Schools: The Legacy, 85: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume 5Between 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent over 150,000 Aboriginal children to residential schools across the country. Government officials and missionaries agreed that in order to "civilize and Christianize" Aboriginal children, it was necessary to separate them from their parents and their home...
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Freddie the FlyerA gorgeous picture book that pays homage to aviator Freddie Carmichael -- the first Indigenous commercial pilot in the Arctic --with each month of the year highlighting moments from his life, the beauty of the North and the power of dreams. When Freddie was...
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Sara's RisingSara's childhood was a living hell. This is her story of the tremendous abuse she suffered and her fight to take back control. A first-person account of her life and healing journey.Sara's Rising is a Firebird Award winner for 2023.*Please see the author's note...
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Blueberry GruntIt's summer in Newfoundland, and Julia's nana wants to make a blueberry grunt, so Julia and her poppy head out to pick wild blueberries. Julia is a bit confused. Do blueberries grunt? She remembers hearing a pig grunt at a farm, but a blueberry?...
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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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The Maya: Ninth EditionThe Maya has long been established as the best, most accessible introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. Coe and Houston update this classic by distilling the latest scholarship for the general listener and student. This new edition incorporates the most recent archaeological...
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Historia de MéxicoThis work is a great way to learn about the transformations of men in Mexico. Thinking about the history of this territory gives place to the indigenous, colonial, and independent periods that make it up and give rise to the understanding of a vast...
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When the Spirits DanceWhen Lawrence's father goes overseas with the Canadian Army during the Second World War, the young Cree boy struggles to grow up while wrestling with the meaning of war. With Papa gone, Mama raises the children alone. Traditional foods such as wild meat and...
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A Voice of Her OwnA Voice of Her Own profiles fifty-two ranch women from Western Canada. With this book, the editors have brought to light a little-discussed aspect of ranching: the valuable contributions of women in an industry traditionally thought of as the domain of men. These women...
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