Here is the story of the rise, spread, and fall of the Orange Order in Canada. Beginning in 1800, the Order grew steadily in many parts of the country during the nineteenth century, reaching its peak in the early part of the twentieth century. Since then, with the changes in Canadian society, the Order has declined in popularity and since 1945 has almost disappeared.The Sash Canada Wore explains how this immigrant, ethnic ideology, widely known for its Protestant Irishness...

In mid-nineteenth-century Canada, the Irish outnumbered the English and Scots two to one. Yet they have been much less studied than their US counterparts, even though their experience was very different. Irish settlers arrived earlier in Canada, formed a larger proportion of the founding communities, and were largely rural-based; more than half were Protestant. The Famine provided only a rather late part of the Irish emigration to Canada, which took place principally between 1816 and 1855....

Critcal Role’s The Mighty Nein Origins is collected for the first time!This first of two volumes collects the whimsical, tragic, and sometimes haunting backstories of Jester Lavorre, Caleb Widogast, Yasha Nydoorin, and Nott the Brave. Delve deep into their pasts and witness what led them to the Mighty Nein.This hardcover collection features stories and art by fan-favorite Critter creators, in direct consultation with the cast of Critical Role! It’s...

The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts examines the principles of English contract law as these apply to shipbuilding. The leading text on shipbuilding and marine construction, widely used by the global maritime community, this new edition is updated to account for the "long tail" effects of the global economic crisis on the sector.The authors provide expert analysis on the key shipbuilding contract forms, including sections dealing with agreements ancillary to the shipbuilding...

From the creators of the hit show Critical Role comes Jester, Caleb, Yasha, and Nott the Brave’s origin stories, now available in a softcover Mighty Nein Origins omnibus graphic novel!Experience the whimsical, tragic, and sometimes haunting backstories of a mishmash party of misfits—now in softcover!Jester Lavorre’s unconventional upbringing full of mischief with the Traveler, Caleb’s troubled survival alongside Eadwulf and Astrid at the S...

Research in the field of automated generalisation has faced new challenges in recent years as a result of technological developments in web-based processing, new visualisation paradigms and access to very large volumes of multi-source data generated by sensors and humans. In these contexts, map generalisation needs to underpin ‘on-demand mapping’, a form of mapping that responds to individual user requirements in the thematic selection and visualisation of geographic information. It is thi...

Canada is as much a nation of immigrants as the United States. And what is the link between this, the second largest country in the world, and the province of Ulster? No Country contributed more to the establishment of Canada than Ireland. And of the 500,000 souls who arrived there in a constant stream in the generation before the Great Famine, the vast majority originated in Ulster. Canadian identity continues to be characterised by this significant Ulster cultural contribution. In Ontari...

Celebrated writer Cecil Castellucci joins artist William Kirkby, with Matthew Mercer and Ashley Johnson of Critical Role, to draw back the curtain on the tumultuous past of the Mighty Nein’s Yasha Nydoorin in this stand-alone graphic novel in the Critical Role series!For Yasha, there has always been a storm on the horizon.Maybe it formed with her adoption by the Dolorov people in the harsh lands of Xhorhas. Or perhaps when she fell for her first lo...

This is a practical reference volume for the student or practising physician to aid him in the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of allergy in children. It is based on procedures used at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. In this new fourth edition, material has been added and established treatments up-dated. The allergies to which children are subject are discussed in clear, straightforward language, as are the basic principles of atopic disease. There are sections o...

Denisha loves going to the library after school with her mother. She goes there each Wednesday to do her homework, read a book with her mother, and draw pictures at the craft table with her friends. One day, Denisha got a surprise gift: a magical box of crayons from the librarian Miss Olivia. When she brings them home, the crayons come to life! Denisha discovers loads of fun in the colors of her crayons and feels the magic of crayons in a world full of colors. She explores the crayon’s col...

The powerful life story and photography of an esteemed Black photojournalistCecil Williams is one of the few Southern Black photojournalists of the civil rights movement. Born and raised in Orangeburg, South Carolina, Williams worked at the center of emerging twentieth-century civil rights activism in the state, and his assignments often exposed him to violence perpetrated by White law officials and ordinary citizens. Williams's story is the story of the civil righ...

Walk with Yinka as she explores the wonders of her surroundings within her garden. Through blooming flowers and singing birds, Yinka connects with nature, as it does its work by ultimately teaching her a new trick. Through perseverance and discipline, Yinka walks the stretch of her garden practicing the new lesson taught to her by nature’s beautiful songbirds around her.About the AuthorCecil Sylvan Osho-Williams is an educator and a writer who centers nature within his writi...