North America local history
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Playing Cards: Day of the Dead: (Día de Los Muertos; Standard Card Deck)Swap your poker face for a smiling skull with this macabre set of playing cards. Richard Cavolo's bright, quirky and eye-catching illustrations are based on Mexico's Day of the Dead festival, including everything from marigolds and tequila, to candles and guitar playing skeletons. Feliz...
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Putuguq and Kublu and the Qalupalik!What creatures lurk beneath the sea ice? Putuguq and Kublu - two siblings who can't seem to get along- are about to find out On their way to the shoreline, Putuguq and Kublu run into their grandfather, who has a stern warning for the...
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Beauty of the Canadian RockiesIn celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and in conjunction with Parks Canada's announcement that entrance to all of Canada's national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas will be free throughout 2017, RMB is excited to launch an entirely...
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Luchadores: A History of Lucha LibreWhat started in small venues around Mexico in the 1930s has become an industry that is now known all around the world. Millions of fans attend live events and watch the television shows of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion...
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This Is Not MiamiSet in and around the Mexican city of Veracruz, This Is Not Miami delivers a series of devastating stories--spiraling from real events--that bleed together reportage and the author's rich and rigorous imagination. These narrative nonfiction pieces probe deeply into the motivations of murderers and...
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The Little GirlWhen the little girl arrives at her new home, the guard at the border takes away a little piece of her name. Then the teacher at her new school takes away the rest. This new home is beautiful, but it's also scary. She must...
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Dog DrivenFrom the author of Ice Dogs comes a riveting adventure about a musher who sets out to prove her impaired vision won't hold her back from competing in a rigorous sled race through the Canadian wilderness. Perfect for fans of Gary Paulsen. McKenna Barney...
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Very Last First TimeA classic story of an Inuit girl's first experience going alone under the ice to collect mussels. Eva's journey is a very special one. Today, she will walk on the bottom of the sea alone. She will go into the cave that is under...
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Place Where the Sea RemembersFinalist for the Los Angeles Times book award and winner of the Minnesota Book Award, A Place Where the Sea Remembers is a timeless classic, a mesmerizing world filled with love, betrayal, tragedy, and hope. This rich and bewitching story is a bittersweet portrait...
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Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos Paper DollsArtfully and accurately rendered in the tradition of Mexico's Day of the Dead, this set of whimsical, vividly costumed skeleton figures honors the memory of the departed. The unique bilingual collection features two paper dolls, fifteen ornate costumes, a variety of altar offerings, and...
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What the Moon SawAn intimate, award winning story of immigrants and their families, the borders they cross, and the ties that bind us all together. Fourteen-year-old Clara Luna's name means clear moon in Spanish. But lately, her life has felt anything but clear. A letter has arrived...
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Winnie's Great WarFrom the creative team behind the bestselling, Caldecott Medal--winning Finding Winnie comes an extraordinary wartime adventure seen through the eyes of the world's most beloved bear. Here is a heartwarming imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. From...
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The White Indians of Mexican Cinema: Racial Masquerade Throughout the Golden AgeThe White Indians of Mexican Cinema theorizes the development of a unique form of racial masquerade--the representation of Whiteness as Indigeneity--during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, from the 1930s to the 1950s. Adopting a broad decolonial perspective while remaining grounded in the history...
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10 Days That Shaped Modern CanadaRevisiting ten notable days from recent history, Aaron W. Hughes invites readers to think about the tensions, events, and personalities that make Canada distinct. These indelible dates interweave to offer an account of the political, social, cultural, and demographic forces that have shaped the...
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July UnderwaterAs Lina steps into adulthood, she turns to the work of Virginia Woolf and Patricia Highsmith for insight into who she--and her friends--will become It's a typically sticky Toronto summer and Lina's spending her first couple of weeks after graduation reading and hanging out...
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Mesoamerikanische Geschichte: Ein fesselnder Führer zu vier historischen Zivilisationen des alten Mexiko - Den Olmeken, den Zapoteken, den Maya undVier faszinierende Manuskripte in einem Buch: Die Olmeken: Ein fesselnder Führer zu der frühesten bekannten Hochkultur in Mexiko Die Kultur der Zapoteken: Ein fesselnder Führer zur Geschichte des präkolumbianischen Wolkenvolks im Tal von Oaxaca in Mesoamerika Die Geschichte der Maya: Ein fesselnder Führer zur...
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Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juarez, 1893-1923Visionary essays and images from the crucible of the Mexican Revolution.El Paso/Juárez served as the tinderbox of the Mexican Revolution and the tumultuous years to follow. In essays and archival photographs, David Romo tells the surreal stories at the roots of the greatest Latin...
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The Vanishing Past: Making the Case for the Future of HistoryHistory isn't just a subject: it's the subject. So why aren't we treating it that way? Part personal essay, part investigation featuring commentary from leading educators and historians, The Vanishing Past is a heartfelt defence of a subject we malign at our peril and...
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The Two LightsThe tall red and white striped tower had stood on the headland for many years. Through fair and foul weather, it had successfully guided vessels into safe harbours. This, however, was a vicious storm. Could it once again bring frightened and weary mariners to...
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Thelma A Métis Girl Who Was Born in a StormA beautiful introduction to Métis culture and traditions . . .Thelma's favorite time of day is after dinner when her family gathers around the fireplace to be together and hear her father's stories. The story she loves best is the one about the night...
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