North America local history
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La sucesión presidencial en 1910La sucesi n presidencial en 1910 fue escrita por Francisco I. Madero en 1908, despu s de la hist rica entrevista que le hizo el periodista James Creelman a Porfirio D az, en la cual el entonces Presidente de M xico declar que he...
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Costalegre: A Novel Inspired by Peggy Guggenheim and Her DaughterIt is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of war. Hitler is circulating a most-wanted list of "cultural degenerates"--artists, writers, and thinkers whose work is deemed antithetical to the new regime. To prevent the destruction of her favorite art (and artists), the impetuous...
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If you were me and lived in... Mexico: A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World"If You Were Me and Lived in ...Mexico-A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World" is the first entry in an exciting new children's series that focuses on learning and appreciating the many cultures that make up our small planet. Perfect for children from...
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Rendez-Vous in PhoenixTony Sandoval was born and raised in northwestern Mexico, where the temptation to cross the border in the US becomes a matter of the heart. Drawn by Love, his urge to visit his American girlfriend can't wait for the lengthy, frustrating visa process standing...
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Down the Wild River NorthIn suburban Arizona, 1964, Connie Helmericks announced to her two daughters, 12-year-old Ann and 14-year-old Jean, "We're going to make a canoe expedition to the Arctic Ocean." And for two successive summers, that's exactly what they did. Down the Wild River North is the...
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Inukshuk"An elaborate tale of family and the paths people take to understanding." --Seattle Times " This] mix of well-researched history and contemporary fiction makes for a fine, sad read." --Minneapolis Star Tribune "Hauntingly honest and emotionally resonant." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Gregory Spatz's prose...
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Shattered Hopes: Canada's Boycott of the 1980 Olympic GamesOn December 27, 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, a distant land unknown to most Canadians. Knowledge would come quickly over the coming months, particularly to the dozens of Canadian athletes who were entering the final stages of training for the 1980 Olympic Games...
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The Dreaded Ogress of the Tundra: Fantastic Beings from Inuit Myths and LegendsThis revised edition, originally published as Stories of the Amautalik, shares two spinetingling tales of the dreaded ogress of the tundra, a creature that carries away unsuspecting children on her back New illustration in this edition bring the amautalik to life in even greater,...
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The Woman Who Married a BearAn arrogant young girl who insults the bears must face the consequences: punishment from the bears themselves. This retelling of an ancient West Coast First Nations' tale about a young woman's intimate encounter with the bears chronicles her transformative experiences. Detailed watercolor illustrations convey...
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We Are CanadaWe Are Canada is a short story of Canada that begins at the end of the last ice age and carries through to the present day. It is an eighty-page telling of our history that challenges three Canadian myths: that the French were a...
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Stout Hearts: The British and Canadians in Normandy 1944Stout Hearts is a book which offers an entirely new perspective on the British Army in Normandy. This fresh study explores the anatomy of war through the Army's operations in the summer of 1944, informing and entertaining the general non-fiction reader as well as...
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The World Is Our Witness: The Historic Journey of the Nisga'a Into CanadaThe Final Agreement of Canada's Nisga'a Treaty is a major milestone in the history of aboriginal and government negotiations. This ground-breaking treaty recognizes the right of the Nisga'a people to live where they have always lived, and to own and control the land they...
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These Mountains Are Our Sacred Places: The Story of the Stoney PeopleFirst published in 1977 to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the signing of historical Treaty Seven by the First Nations of southern Alberta and the Canadian government, These Mountains Are Our Sacred Places has become a classic of Western Canadian literature. These Mountains...
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Saskatchewan: A New History"Authoritative, well-written... brilliant." -- The Globe and Mail "Waiser's history tells the full, often gritty story of how politicians tried to carve a grid of European settlement, almost overnight, onto the wild Western steppe... Yet he does not shy away from the harsher truths:...
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Zapatistas: Rebellion from the Grassroots to the GlobalIn the early hours of January 1, 1994 a guerrilla army of indigenous Mayan peasants emerged from the highlands and jungle in the far southeast of Mexico and declared Ya basta - Enough - to 500 years of colonialism, racism, exploitation, oppression, and genocide....
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Scarlet to Green: A History of Intelligence in the Canadian Army 1903-1963Scarlet to Green details the 'boom and bust' cycles of the Canadian Army's intelligence organization from its inception in 1903 to 1963, the eve of the Integration of the Canadian Armed Forces. The book analyzes the role of intelligence in Canadian Army operations in...
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The Best of the Great Trail, Volume 1: Newfoundland to Southern Ontario on the Trans Canada TrailSee the beauty that Canada has to offer. Walking and hiking is a big Canadian pastime for people wanting exercise and fresh air.Here, at last, is the essential companion to the eastern part of Canada's national trail. Profiling 30 separate sections, crossing 6 provinces,...
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London Free Press: From the VaultSpanning the first one hundred years of the newspaper (1849-1950), London Free Press: From the Vault is chock full of photographs from the London Free Press archives, with fascinating and fun chapter introductions by local historian Jennifer Grainger and a general introduction by James...
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Contact Charlie: The Canadian Army, the Taliban, and the Battle for AfghanistanIn the summer of 2006, a Canadian army patrol travelling through Afghanistan's Panjwayi region surprised an unexpectedly large force of Taliban fighters. The soldiers of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry had stumbled into a hornet's nest; the largest buildup of Taliban forces in...
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On the Road with Mike Drew: Collected Photographs and Stories from Central and Southern AlbertaPhotojournalist Mike Drew has been touring the backroads of central and southern Alberta since 1991, taking photographs and writing stories for the Calgary Sun that have been enjoyed and shared by hundreds of thousands of readers. His travels take him out of the city...
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