North America local history
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The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1940This judicious history of modern Mexico's revolutionary era will help all readers, and in particular students, understand the first great social uprising of the twentieth century. In 1911, land-hungry peasants united with discontented political elites to overthrow General Porfirio D az, who had ruled...
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Sonora: An Intimate GeographyNow available in paperback, this informal account of the people, culture, land, and history of Sonora, Mexico, describes blistering deserts, alpine mountains, tropical river valleys, and arid coastlines, and relates the lives and stories of cattlemen, lumbermen, fishermen, weavers, cobblers, musicians, bootleggers, and Indians....
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The Art of Being In-between: Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial OaxacaIn The Art of Being In-between Yanna Yannakakis rethinks processes of cultural change and indigenous resistance and accommodation to colonial rule through a focus on the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca, a rugged, mountainous, ethnically diverse, and overwhelmingly indigenous region of colonial Mexico. Her rich...
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Brigade: The Fifth Canadian Infantry Brigade in World War IIBattalion- and company-level account of the vital contributions of Canadian soldiers to victory in Europe in World War IIBased on war diaries, casualty reports, and after-action interviewsThe author is one of Canada's preeminent military historiansConsisting of the Calgary Highlanders, the Black Watch, and the...
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Cortés and MontezumaLanding on the Mexican coast on Good Friday, 1519, Hern n Cort s felt himself the bearer of a divine burden to conquer and convert the first advanced civilization Europeans had yet encountered in the West. For Montezuma, leader of the Mexicans, April 21,...
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North of the Color Line: Migration and Black Resistance in Canada, 1870-1955North of the Color Line examines life in Canada for the estimated 5,000 blacks, both African Americans and West Indians, who immigrated to Canada after the end of Reconstruction in the United States. Through the experiences of black railway workers and their union, the...
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Acadian OdysseyFirst published in 1955, Oscar Winzerling's Acadian Odyssey has remained unsurpassed as a study of the exodus of 1755. Following their eviction from Nova Scotia by the English, many hundreds of Acadians spent years in various seaport concentration camps in England before reuniting with...
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Companions of Champlain: Founding Families of Quebec, 1608-1635. with 2016 AddendumAuthor Denise Larson produced "Companions of Champlain" to honor the 400th anniversary of the founding of Quebec City and to enable North Americans on both sides of the border to appreciate more fully their French-Canadian heritage. Although Champlain and his wife, Helene Boulle, did...
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Beyond Bear's Paw: The Nez Perce Indians in CanadaIn the fall of 1877, Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) Indians were desperately fleeing U.S. Army troops. After a 1,700-mile journey across Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, the Nez Perces headed for the Canadian border, hoping to find refuge in the land of the White Mother, Queen...
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The Manuscript Hunter, Volume 84: Brasseur de Bourbourg's Travels Through Central America and Mexico, 1854-1859In two decades of traveling throughout Mexico, Central America, and Europe, French priest Charles tienne Brasseur de Bourbourg (1814-1874) amassed hundreds of indigenous manuscripts and printed books, including grammars and vocabularies that brought to light languages and cultures little known at the time. Although...
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Doña Teresa Confronts the Spanish Inquisition: A Seventeenth-Century New Mexican DramaIn 1598, at the height of the Spanish Inquisition, New Mexico became Spain's northernmost New World colony. The censures of the Catholic Church reached all the way to Santa Fe, where in the mid-1660s, Do a Teresa Aguilera y Roche, the wife of New...
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An Archaeological Guide to Central and Southern MexicoPalenque, Teotihuacan, Yaxchilan--the names of these ancient Maya cities conjure images of mystery and grandeur. Joyce Kelly's new visitor's guide includes these fascinating places and many more. This guide provides travelers with captivating photographs, vivid descriptions, and complete, up-to-date tourist information on 70 archaeological...
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Sharing Our Knowledge: The Tlingit and Their Coastal NeighborsSharing Our Knowledge brings together Native elders, tradition bearers, educators, cultural activists, anthropologists, linguists, historians, and museum professionals to explore the culture, history, and language of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and their coastal neighbors. These interdisciplinary, collaborative essays present Tlingit culture, as...
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Cod Fisheries: The History of an International EconomyThe Cod Fisheries, originally published in 1938 and revised and reissued in 1954, presented a new interpretation of European and North American history that has since become a classic. With that rare skill he possessed of weaving together the various strands of a complex...
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Sergeant Billy: The True Story of the Goat Who Went to WarA delightful tale inspired by the true story of a brave goat war hero. Perfect for fans of Finding Winnie and Rescue and Jessica. During World War I, a goat named Billy was adopted by a platoon of soldiers and made his way across...
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Who Is Wayne Gretzky?After breaking or tying more than sixty records in hockey, it's no wonder that Wayne Gretzky is known as "The Great One." Born in Brantford, Ontario, on January 26, 1961, in a nation obsessed with the sport, he threw himself into the game practically...
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Exploring the Yukon RiverAuthor: Archie SatterfieldPublisher: iUniversePublished: 11/01/2000Pages: 148Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.16h x 6.10w x 0.42dISBN: 9780595146307This title is not returnable
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The Enigmas of the Humble Mind: Why I have a great SMILE: )Humble.M1nd is an Afghan-Canadian poet/spoken word artist, public speaker and mental health advocate. She has been writing poetry for over 15 years as a form of meditation/therapy but officially began publishing and performing her poetry in 2019. This is her first self created poetry...
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Black RobeHis name is Father Laforgue, a young Jesuit missionary come from Europe to the New World to bring the word of God to the heathen. He is given minimal aid by the governor of the vast territory that is proudly named New France but...
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GreenmantleNot far from the city there is an ancient wood, forgotten by the modern world, where Mystery walks in the moonlight. He wears the shape of a stag, or a goat, or a horned man wearing a cloak of leaves. He is summoned by...
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