North America local history
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Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great WarFrom Canada's top war historian, a definitive medical history of the Great War, illuminating how the carnage of modern battle gave birth to revolutionary--and sometimes shocking--life-saving innovations. Medical care in almost all armies during the Great War, and especially in the Canadian medical services,...
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Landing Uphill: Seven Years at San LuisAward-winning historian Eleanor Swent writes about going as a young bride in 1947 to a remote silver mine in Tayoltita, Mexico, landing in the mountains inland from Mazatlan, in a canyon with a tilted landing strip. Drawing primarily from letters to family and friends,...
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IndioAn Indian girl struggles to survive a brutal time of change as Spaniards begin their conquest of indigenous cultures. In this beautifully written novel, Sherry Garland brings the late 1500s to life, chronicling the virtual extinction of the native Indio and the birth of...
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George Garrett: Intrepid Reporter"George Garrett is one of the most remarkable reporters of news that I have ever known. He has always had the ability to smell a good story and to report on it honestly and accurately." --Jim Pattison, Canadian business magnate Starting from humble beginnings...
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For the Love of Music: A History of Wind Bands in Canada and the Canadian Music they PlayedFor almost 200 years, wind bands and wind band musicians were the pre-eminent form of large instrumental ensemble performance practice in Canada. From the earliest documented evidence of a "band of music" in 1770 Halifax to the post-World War II explosion of curricular school...
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Field Guide to Banff National Park: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants & AnimalsA UNESCO World Heritage Site, Banff National Park spans three eco-regions and is home to 56 mammal species and over 275 bird species. Visitors to Banff National Park Wildlife will appreciate this pocket-sized, folding guide. Beautifully detailed illustrations highlight over 130 familiar species of...
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Doug: The Story of a TreeAuthor: Cathy HusseyPublisher: Miriam Laundry PublishingPublished: 03/06/2024Pages: 34Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.25dISBN: 9781779440549Audience: Ages 4-8
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DK Super Readers Level 1 an Arctic ChildhoodHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about life in the Arctic, with this fun-filled nonfiction reader--carefully leveled to help children progress. An Arctic Childhood is a beautifully designed reader about a day in the life of Pauloosie, from going...
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DK Super Readers Level 1 an Arctic ChildhoodHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about life in the Arctic, with this fun-filled nonfiction reader--carefully leveled to help children progress. An Arctic Childhood is a beautifully designed reader about a day in the life of Pauloosie, from going...
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Dia de Los Muertos2015 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award: Multicultural Celebrations Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2016--CBC/NCSS STARRED REVIEW! "Thong once again proves her mastery at creating a multicultural picture-book text that engages all readers...The rhyme is rhythmic and effortless, making it a delightful...
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Angel SquareA Phoenix Honor Award Book Young Tommy is seeing Angel Square through new eyes since his best friend's father was beaten up just because he's Jewish. Brian Doyle brings his award-winning blend of humor and wisdom to bear in this mystery that confronts the...
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40 Days & 40 Hikes: Loving the Bruce Trail One Loop at a TimeTravel the Bruce Trail in day hikes with Loops & Lattes author Nicola Ross Best known for her detailed Loops & Lattes hiking guides, Nicola Ross has inspired tens of thousands of people to lace up their boots and explore Ontario's trails. In 40...
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111 Places in Vancouver That You Must Not MissAuthor: David DoroghyPublisher: Emons PublishersPublished: 02/28/2024Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.20w x 0.80dISBN: 9783740821500
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Vancouvers Bravest: 120 Years of Firefighting HistoryNon-fiction, Vancouver's firefighting history, 1886 to present-day. On June 13, 1886-just two months after the city of Vancouver was incorporated-a raging fire obliterated the town as a tiny fire brigade tried to fight the wind-whipped blaze with axes, buckets, shovels and ladders. The disaster...
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Tulum on a Budget Travel Guide: Local Secrets To Save Thousands, Avoid Newbie Mistakes & Have An Incredible Time!Looking for an incredible travel experience without breaking the bank? You're in luck!Discover insider secrets to save thousands and avoid newbie mistakes by using my book: "Tulum On A Budget: Local Secrets To Save Thousands, Avoid Newbie Mistakes & Have An Incredible Time!".Have you...
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Throwaway PeopleBirdie's world is forever changed when she discovers the lifeless body of a fisherman on a Scottish beach. This tragic event brings back haunting memories of her older brother's mysterious disappearance from her family when she was just eleven years old. Birdie was told...
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The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin: Their History and FutureThe Chilcotin's wild horses are romantic and beautiful, but they are also controversial: they are seen by government policy as intruders competing for range land with native species and domestic cattle and, as a result, they have been subject to culls and are not...
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The Upper Country: French Enterprise in the Colonial Great LakesThe Upper Country melds myth and conventional history to provide a memorable tale of French designs in the middle of what became the United States. Putting the reader on the battlefields, at the trading posts, and on the rivers with voyageurs and their allies...
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The Strange Demise of British Canada: The Liberals and Canadian Nationalism, 1964-1968Examining cases such as the introduction of the Maple Leaf to replace the Canadian Red Ensign and Union Jack as the national flag, Champion shows that, despite what he calls Canada's "crisis of Britishness," Pearson and his supporters unwittingly perpetuated a continuing Britishness because...
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The Slow Rush of Colonization: Spaces of Power in the Maritime Peninsula, 1680-1790An overlooked history of the Maritime Peninsula from the perspective of its Indigenous communities. In 1760, after Montcalm's defeat at the Plains of Abraham, the French Empire was definitively expelled from the Saint Lawrence Valley. This history is well known. Less well known is...
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