North America local history
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The Mexican National ArmyThe army that engineered Mexico's independence was a melting pot of insurgent and royalist forces held together by the lure of rapid promotions and other military remuneration. William A. DePalo, Jr., studies the birth and tumultuous adolescence of the Mexican National Army.Author: Willam A....
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T Is for Territories: A Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut AlphabetIn T is for Territories: A Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut Alphabet, acclaimed storyteller Michael Kusugak gives an A-Z tour of Canada's three territories, the northern region of the country that is a giant in size, history, and culture. Young readers can kick up...
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The Klondike Fever: The Life and Death of the Last Great Gold Rush2010 Reprint of 1958 edition. This thrilling story of the Klondike Gold Rush is at once first-rate history and first-rate entertainment. Some of the anecdotes of the last great gold rush have been told by others, but Pierre Berton is the first to distill...
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Learning to Love the Bomb: Canada's Nuclear Weapons During the Cold WarIn Learning to Love the Bomb, Sean M. Maloney explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and U.S. documents, it examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate...
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The Dominican PeopleThe vanquished Ta no Indians, the Spanish conquistadors, rebellious slaves, common folk, foreign invaders, bloody dictators, gallant heroes, charismatic politicians, and committed rebels -- all have left their distinct imprint on Dominican society and left behind printed records. Nevertheless, the five-hundred-year history of the...
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Kisimi Taimaippaktut Angirrarijarani / Only in My HometownThe northern lights shine, women gather to eat raw caribou meat and everyone could be family in this ode to small-town life in Nunavut, written in English and Inuktitut. Sisters Angnakuluk Friesen and Ippiksaut Friesen collaborate on this story about what it's like to...
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Ghosts of the Canadian National ExhibitionThe Canadian National Exhibition grounds are so richly steeped in history that there are spirits that dwell there who like to come out and play and work. When one thinks of Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition, memories of bright lights, cotton candy, the rush of...
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Into the Mist: The Story of the Empress of IrelandFrom 1906 to 1914, the Empress of Ireland, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the Edwardian era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Remembered primarily for sinking in only 14 minutes in the St. Lawrence River and for having a...
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Grey Owl and Me: Stories from the Trail and BeyondHap Wilson is back for another journey, this time on the lighter side of the adventure trail, where the bizarre melds with the sublime. Nurtured by the writings of Canadian environmentalist and wannabe-Native, Grey Owl, Wilson adopted a lifestyle similar to the 1930s conservationist...
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Flight from Famine: The Coming of the Irish to CanadaOne of Canada's founding peoples, the Irish arrived in the Newfoundland fishing stations as early as the seventeenth century. By the eighteenth century they were establishing farms and settlements from Nova Scotia to the Great Lakes. Then, in the 1840s, came the failures of...
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Belleville: A Popular HistoryAuthor: Gerry Boyce, Gerald E. BoycePublisher: Natural Heritage BooksPublished: 11/14/2008Pages: 312Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781554884124About the AuthorGerry Boyce's involvement with the Belleville area includes 32 years in education, and key roles in establishing the Hastings County Historical Society and two county museums. Boyce currently serves...
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Oka: A Political Crisis and Its LegacyAuthor: Harry SwainPublisher: Douglas & McIntyrePublished: 08/23/2011Pages: 250Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10dISBN: 9781553654292About the AuthorHarry Swain worked in nine federal departments between 1971 and 1995, serving as deputy minister of Indian and Northern Affairs from 1987 to 1992. He is...
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ABC of CanadaFrom Arctic to Zamboni, kids can follow the alphabet on a colorful tour across Canada. On their journey, they'll visit Canadian landmarks, including Jasper National Park and Peggy's Cove. They'll also meet friendly characters enjoying Canadian pastimes, such as riding in the Calgary Stampede,...
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Children of the KlondikeAttracting tens of thousands of men and women hoping to strike it rich, the Klondike gold rush brought with it a frenzy of activity unlike anything the world had ever seen. The few children who lived in Dawson City and its surrounding mining camps...
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If This Is FreedomIf This Is Freedom continues the story of struggle for Loyalist settlers in Nova Scotia after the American Revolutionary War. In the black settlement of Birchtown, times are especially hard for the former slaves. They face the difficulties of a hardscrabble existence and continued...
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Happyland: A History of the Dirty Thirties in Saskatchewan, 1914-1937"Dirty Thirties" is the sobriquet commonly applied to the agricultural crisis in the drylands of southern Saskatchewan in Canada that coincided with the Great Depression, and it is generally assumed that prior to this period healthier, normal conditions prevailed. In Happyland, Curtis McManus contends...
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The Generals: The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World WarOriginally published in 1993, The Generals: The Canadian Army's Senior Commanders in the Second World War is a collective biography of the Canadian army's leaders in World War II, and is the winner of the Dafoe Book Prize for International Relations and the UBC...
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The Last Gang in Town: The Epic Story of the Vancouver Police vs. the Clark Park GangA riot at a Rolling Stones concert opens this compelling story of a year-long confrontation in 1972 between the Vancouver police and the Clark Park gang, a band of unruly characters who ruled the city's east side. Corrupt cops, hapless criminals, and murder figure...
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Bluenose: The Ocean Knows Her NameThe story of the original Bluenose has permeated maritime lore, but the truth is more riveting than any fictionalized account. This is the true story of Bluenose, launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, in 1921 and lost at Haiti in 1946. Filled with never-before-published tales...
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Gros Morne National ParkGros Morne is the largest and most spectacular national park in eastern Canada-one of the best known parks yet one of the least visited. It is renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and for its unexpected landscapes: massive cliffs, fjords, alpine tundra, white...
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