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  • The Franchise and Politics in British North America 1755-1867

    de John Garner ...
    Series series Heritage
    To discuss the history of the franchise in Canada, Mr. Garner had to go back well before Confederation because 1867 did not mark the beginnings of a new franchise. Until 1885 the federal government employed the provincial franchises at each federal election, and the provinces in turn continued for some years the franchises that had served their colonial predecessors. This then is the story of the ... Leer más

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  • Disappeared: Stories from the Coast of Newfoundland

    In Disappeared Eric Colbourne takes us on a fascinating journey through the history, folklore, and customs of a Newfoundland island outport. His sweep is broad encompassing chapters on home remedies, schooling, tragedy and adventure, and the battle fronts of the First World War. What unites these pages is a love of place and people and the truly impressive craft of the writing. ... Leer más

    $50 MXN

  • October Crisis, 1970

    An Insider’s View

    In October 1970, Robert Bourassa's provincial government refused to exchange political hostages for twenty-three FLQ terrorists. By the evening of 15 October, 3,000 outraged Quebecers appeared poised to riot. Fearing insurrection, the federal government implemented the War Measures Act and jailed 497 people. Most Canadian historians cite this event as an unjustified assault on civil rights and ... Leer más

    $381 MXN

  • A Better Place

    Death and Burial in Nineteenth-Century Ontario

    de Susan Smart ...
    Series Libro 10 - Genealogist's Reference Shelf
    A Better Place describes the practices around death and burial in 19th-century Ontario. Funeral rituals, strong religious beliefs, and a firm conviction that death was a beginning not an end helped the bereaved through their times of loss in a century where death was always close at hand.The book describes the pioneer funeral in detail as well as the factors that changed this simple funeral into ... Leer más

    $126 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • May Day

    A Graphic History of Protest

    May Day: A Graphic History of Protest traces the development of International Workers’ Day, May 1st, against the ever-changing economic and political backdrop in Canada. Recognizing the importance of work and the historical struggles of workers to improve their lives, with a particular focus on the struggles of May 1st, the comic includes the reader as part of this history, and the story concludes ... Leer más

    $175 MXN

  • The Lumberjacks

    de Donald MacKay ...
    Short-listed for the 1978 Governor General’s Award for Non-FictionThe 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct. They called themselves lumberers, shantymen, timber beasts, les bucherons – and, more recently, lumberjacks, working in the vast forests of eastern Canada and British Columbia.Across the country, farm boys would go to ... Leer más

    $126 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Even Bearded Men Cried

    A memoir of growing up in World War Two Germany

    Even Bearded Men Cried is the memoir of a young German girl. Torn from her childhood and orphaned in 1938 at the age of 12, Brigitte Speidel was housed by an imperious grandmother before being sent to a Hitler Youth boarding school. She nursed in Austria in the midst of Allied bombs during the war, tending concentration camp victims after it. Expelled from Austria, she became a beggar refugee ... Leer más

    $93 MXN

  • Flying Canucks II

    Pioneers of Canadian Aviation

    de Peter Pigott ...
    Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation. Technologies evolve and national priorities change, but the qualities necessary to design aircraft, fly them in war and peace, and manage airlines remain constant. In this, his second book about pioneers of Canadian aviation, Peter Pigott brings a richness and ... Leer más

    $126 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Constitution in a Hall of Mirrors

    Canada at 150

    Whether it’s the first-past-the-post electoral system or partisan government appointees to the Senate, Canadians want better representation and accountability from the federal government. Before reforms can be enacted, however, it is important to explore and clarify the relationships among Canada’s three parliamentary institutions: Crown, Senate, and Commons.In The Constitution in a Hall of ... Leer más

    $453 MXN

  • Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe 1762-1850

    A Biography

    The diaries, letters, and sketches of Elizabeth Simcoe are drawn upon as sources in this portrayal of the energetic and remarkable woman who came to Upper Canada with her husband when he was appointed lieutenant governor. ... Leer más

    $126 MXN o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Aqua Vitae

    A History of the Saloons and Hotel Bars of Victoria, 1851-1917

    A rowdy, rollicking popular history that celebrates the tales of Victoria’s drinking establishments in their heyday.From the raunchy saloons that lined Victoria’s notorious Johnson street to the lavish high-class hotel-bars like the Driard and the Empress, Aqua Vitae is a collection of fascinating true stories from the days of swinging doors, smoky bars, and five-cent beers.Read about how the ... Leer más

    $137 MXN

  • It Can't Last Forever

    The 19th Battalion and the Canadian Corps in the First World War

    Series Libro 3 - Canadian Unit, Formation, and Command Histories
    The 19th Battalion was an infantry unit that fought in many of the deadliest battles of the First World War. Hailing from Hamilton, Toronto, and other communities in southern Ontario and beyond, its members were ordinary men facing extraordinary challenges at the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Amiens, and other battlefields on Europe’s Western Front.Through his examination of official records ... Leer más

    $604 MXN