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A Township at War

de Jonathan F. Vance ...

Narrado por Costas Halavrezos ...

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11 hora

A Township at War takes the reader from rural Canadian field and farm to the slopes of Vimy Ridge and the mud of Passchendaele, and shows how a tightly knit Ontario community was consumed and transformed by the trauma of war.In 1914, the southern Ontario township of East Flamborough was like a thousand other rural townships in Canada, broadly representative in its wartime experience. Author ... Leer más

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A Township at War takes the reader from rural Canadian field and farm to the slopes of Vimy Ridge and the mud of Passchendaele, and shows how a tightly knit Ontario community was consumed and transformed by the trauma of war.In 1914, the southern Ontario township of East Flamborough was like a thousand other rural townships in Canada, broadly representative in its wartime experience. Author
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Active Allyship

Embracing a practice of inclusion to transform workplaces

de Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley, PhD ...

Narrado por Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley, PhD ...

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5 hora 57 minutos

In today’s Canadian society, our expectations of work are changing and our workplaces need to adapt. This book will help you understand your role as a change agent and answer the question “How can I best contribute to transforming my workplace to work better for everyone?”While we are all at different places on our journey to understand, support, and take action towards Truth and Reconciliation ... Leer más

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In today’s Canadian society, our expectations of work are changing and our workplaces need to adapt. This book will help you understand your role as a change agent and answer the question “How can I best contribute to transforming my workplace to work better for everyone?”While we are all at different places on our journey to understand, support, and take action towards Truth and Reconciliation
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Beneath Dark Waters

The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck

de Eve Lazarus ...

Narrado por Holly Adams ...

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6 hora 53 minutos

On May 28, 1914, the RMS Empress of Ireland began her 192nd trip across the Atlantic from Quebec City, Canada, en route to Liverpool, England, carrying 1,056 passengers and a crew of 423. In the early hours of May 29, fog descended on the St. Lawrence River, and the ocean liner was rammed by the Storstad, a Norwegian coal ship. In the fourteen minutes it took for the Empress of Ireland to sink, ... Leer más

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On May 28, 1914, the RMS Empress of Ireland began her 192nd trip across the Atlantic from Quebec City, Canada, en route to Liverpool, England, carrying 1,056 passengers and a crew of 423. In the early hours of May 29, fog descended on the St. Lawrence River, and the ocean liner was rammed by the Storstad, a Norwegian coal ship. In the fourteen minutes it took for the Empress of Ireland to sink,
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The Class

A Memoir of a Place, a Time, and Us

de Ken Dryden ...

Narrado por Ken Dryden ...

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19 hora 39 minutos

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Shortlisted for the 2024 Speaker’s Book AwardFrom bestselling author Ken Dryden, a riveting new book.**On Tuesday, September 6, 1960, the day after Labour Day, class 9G at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute in a suburb of Toronto assembled for the first time. Its thirty-five students, having written special exams, came to be known as the “Selected Class.”They would stay ... Leer más

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Shortlisted for the 2024 Speaker’s Book AwardFrom bestselling author Ken Dryden, a riveting new book.**On Tuesday, September 6, 1960, the day after Labour Day, class 9G at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute in a suburb of Toronto assembled for the first time. Its thirty-five students, having written special exams, came to be known as the “Selected Class.”They would stay
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From Kitchen to Carnegie Hall

Ethel Stark and the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra

de Maria Noriega Rachwal ...

Narrado por Allegra Fullton ...

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7 hora 28 minutos

In the 1940s it was unheard of for women to be members of a professional orchestra, let alone play “masculine” instruments like the bass or trombone. Yet despite these formidable challenges, the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra (MWSO) became the only all-women orchestra in Canadian history. Formed in 1940, the MWSO became the first orchestra to represent Canada in New York City’s Carnegie Hall. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

In the 1940s it was unheard of for women to be members of a professional orchestra, let alone play “masculine” instruments like the bass or trombone. Yet despite these formidable challenges, the Montreal Women’s Symphony Orchestra (MWSO) became the only all-women orchestra in Canadian history. Formed in 1940, the MWSO became the first orchestra to represent Canada in New York City’s Carnegie Hall.
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Into the Breach

de Wayne Eyre ...

Narrado por Steve Campbell ...

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8 hora 30 minutos

INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA riveting memoir about war and peace from Canada’s former top soldier, General Wayne Eyre, chronicling his forty-year career in the Canadian Armed Forces and providing insights on our security, our sovereignty, and our place in a rapidly changing world.When soldiers step forward to take on a difficult task, many say they are going “into the breach.” Few Canadian ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

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INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA riveting memoir about war and peace from Canada’s former top soldier, General Wayne Eyre, chronicling his forty-year career in the Canadian Armed Forces and providing insights on our security, our sovereignty, and our place in a rapidly changing world.When soldiers step forward to take on a difficult task, many say they are going “into the breach.” Few Canadian
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Courage and Complicity

Moral outrage meets institutional apathy

de CLAUDETTE Languedoc ...

Narrado por CLAUDETTE Languedoc ...

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8 hora 52 minutos

In August, 1947, Mary Brock boarded a train in Toronto. She was headed for the wilds of Northwestern Ontario and a teaching job at an Indian Residential School. Her family was horrified.At the end of her first day of teaching, Mary was horrified too. This was not the exciting adventure she had imagined. But Mary wasn't one to give up, and buoyed by her ideals and her pragmatism, she kept showing ... Leer más

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In August, 1947, Mary Brock boarded a train in Toronto. She was headed for the wilds of Northwestern Ontario and a teaching job at an Indian Residential School. Her family was horrified.At the end of her first day of teaching, Mary was horrified too. This was not the exciting adventure she had imagined. But Mary wasn't one to give up, and buoyed by her ideals and her pragmatism, she kept showing
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Bloody Verrieres

The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrieres-Bourguebus Ridges: Volume I: Operations Goodwood and Atlantic, July 18–22, 1944

de Arthur W. Gullachsen ...

Narrado por Bruce Mann ...

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12 hora 59 minutos

South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful ... Leer más

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South of the Norman city of Caen, the twin features of the Verrières and Bourguebus ridges were key stepping stones for the British Second Army in late July 1944. To capture this vital ground, Allied forces would have to defeat arguably the strongest German armored formation in Normandy: the I. SS-Panzerkorps "Leibstandarte." The resulting battles of late July and early August 1944 saw powerful
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History of Quebec: A Captivating Guide to the Largest Province in Canada and Its Impact on French History

de Captivating History ...

Narrado por Jay Herbert ...

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3 hora 51 minutos

Quebec’s political struggle for autonomy, independence, and the protection of its language, culture, and heritage is shrouded in ambiguity. Let us shed some light on the subject for you.Why have the province’s linguistic and cultural tensions dragged on for nearly four hundred years? In what ways does it differ from the rest of Canada? Did indigenous peoples play a key role in shaping the province ... Leer más

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Quebec’s political struggle for autonomy, independence, and the protection of its language, culture, and heritage is shrouded in ambiguity. Let us shed some light on the subject for you.Why have the province’s linguistic and cultural tensions dragged on for nearly four hundred years? In what ways does it differ from the rest of Canada? Did indigenous peoples play a key role in shaping the province
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North of America

Loyalists, Indigenous Nations, and the Borders of the Long American Revolution

de Jeffers Lennox ...

Narrado por Paul Heitsch ...

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12 hora 34 minutos

The story of the Thirteen Colonies' struggle for independence from Britain is well known to every American schoolchild. But at the start of the Revolutionary War, there were more than thirteen British colonies in North America. Patriots were surrounded by Indigenous homelands and loyal provinces. Independence had its limits.Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and ... Leer más

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The story of the Thirteen Colonies' struggle for independence from Britain is well known to every American schoolchild. But at the start of the Revolutionary War, there were more than thirteen British colonies in North America. Patriots were surrounded by Indigenous homelands and loyal provinces. Independence had its limits.Upper Canada, Lower Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and
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Alexander Henry's Travels and Adventures in the years 1760-1776

de Alexander Henry ...

Narrado por Nick Adams ...

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6 hora 51 minutos

Alexander Henry is one of the giants of the eighteenth century Fur Trade in the Great Lakes region and his journal has been reprinted many times since it was first published in 1809. With the defeat of the French in Canada in 1760, the interior of the continent was suddenly accessible to English traders. Henry set out for the west with goods for the Indian trade, into a land where the First ... Leer más

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Alexander Henry is one of the giants of the eighteenth century Fur Trade in the Great Lakes region and his journal has been reprinted many times since it was first published in 1809. With the defeat of the French in Canada in 1760, the interior of the continent was suddenly accessible to English traders. Henry set out for the west with goods for the Indian trade, into a land where the First
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Them Days 5.3

Easter Memories to Close Calls for Planes, stories from throughout the Big Land

de Doris Saunders, Clara Ford, George Flowers, James Burdett, Dorothy Fequet, Henry John Williams, Mary Dumaresque, Jack Buckle, Lawrence Normore, Eliza Jane Belbin, Pearl Fowler, John Cabot, Jim Lee, Ethel Yetman, Stanley Buckle, Effie Buckle, Edward John, Don Patey, Ben Best, Burt Coish, Josua Obed, Hans Andersen, Frank Saunders, Gladys Burdett, Myrtle Pardy, John Davis ...

Narrado por Aimee Chaulk, George Way, Domenica Brown, Ida Suarak, Margaret Beyere ...

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1 horas 44 minutos

From old Easter traditions, to close calls in planes, caribou and moonshine: Enjoy seniors and storytellers share about life in Labrador back in 'Them Days.' ... Leer más

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From old Easter traditions, to close calls in planes, caribou and moonshine: Enjoy seniors and storytellers share about life in Labrador back in 'Them Days.'
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Warriors and Warships

Conflict on the Great Lakes and the Legacy of Point Frederick

de Robert D. Banks ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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9 hora 22 minutos

The untold story of Point Frederick, where early nineteenth-century Canadians built warships that stopped invasion, brought peace, and the world's longest undefended border.Opposite Kingston, Point Frederick became the 1789 dockyard home of the navy on Lake Ontario. Armed vessels were built to transport settlers and the military.War in 1812 prompted the need for larger warships. Shipwrights were ... Leer más

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The untold story of Point Frederick, where early nineteenth-century Canadians built warships that stopped invasion, brought peace, and the world's longest undefended border.Opposite Kingston, Point Frederick became the 1789 dockyard home of the navy on Lake Ontario. Armed vessels were built to transport settlers and the military.War in 1812 prompted the need for larger warships. Shipwrights were
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1945

The Year That Made Modern Canada

de Ken Cuthbertson ...

Narrado por David Pevsner ...

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13 hora 58 minutos

It was awatershed year for Canada and the world. 1945 set Canada on a bold course intothe future. A huge sense of relief marked the end of hostilities. Yet therewas also fear and uncertainty about the perilous new world that was unfolding inthe wake of the American decision to use the atomic bomb to bring the war inthe Pacific to a dramatic halt.On the eveof WWII, the Dominion of Canada was a ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

It was awatershed year for Canada and the world. 1945 set Canada on a bold course intothe future. A huge sense of relief marked the end of hostilities. Yet therewas also fear and uncertainty about the perilous new world that was unfolding inthe wake of the American decision to use the atomic bomb to bring the war inthe Pacific to a dramatic halt.On the eveof WWII, the Dominion of Canada was a
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Justin Trudeau

Power, Promise, and the Fight for Canada

de David Olive ...

Narrado por Julian De Zotti ...

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9 hora

A candid dive into the life and political successes and setbacks of Justin TrudeauWhat is the legacy of Justin Trudeau, the most progressive social reformer among Canada’s prime ministers and world leaders of his time? The blunders of Trudeau and his government are weighed here alongside his lasting achievements, including lifting hundreds of thousands of children from poverty with his Canada ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

A candid dive into the life and political successes and setbacks of Justin TrudeauWhat is the legacy of Justin Trudeau, the most progressive social reformer among Canada’s prime ministers and world leaders of his time? The blunders of Trudeau and his government are weighed here alongside his lasting achievements, including lifting hundreds of thousands of children from poverty with his Canada
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The Abortion Caravan

When Women Shut Down Government in the Battle for the Right to Choose

de Karin Wells ...

Narrado por Karin Wells ...

Series series A Feminist History Society Book
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12 hora 31 minutos

Spring 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of a group of remarkable women who helped bring about abortion reform. The caravan left Vancouver with 17 activists and arrived in Ottawa on May 8th 1970, where over 500 women rallied and shut down parliament.In the spring of 1970, seventeen women set out from Vancouver in a big yellow convertible, a Volkswagen bus, and a pickup truck. They called it the ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

Spring 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of a group of remarkable women who helped bring about abortion reform. The caravan left Vancouver with 17 activists and arrived in Ottawa on May 8th 1970, where over 500 women rallied and shut down parliament.In the spring of 1970, seventeen women set out from Vancouver in a big yellow convertible, a Volkswagen bus, and a pickup truck. They called it the
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Windfall

Viola MacMillan and Her Notorious Mining Scandal

de Tim Falconer ...

Narrado por Daniela Acitelli ...

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9 hora 55 minutos

Viola MacMillan had it all: success, money, and respect. Influence, even. But in 1964, after three decades in the mining industry, one of the most fascinating women in Canadian business history was the central character in one of the country's most famous stock scandals.MacMillan, who started out as a prospector in the '30s, had developed lucrative mines and put together big deals. But she still ... Leer más

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Viola MacMillan had it all: success, money, and respect. Influence, even. But in 1964, after three decades in the mining industry, one of the most fascinating women in Canadian business history was the central character in one of the country's most famous stock scandals.MacMillan, who started out as a prospector in the '30s, had developed lucrative mines and put together big deals. But she still
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Where To from Here

A Path to Canadian Prosperity

de Bill Morneau ...

Narrado por Bill Morneau ...

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10 hora 50 minutos

Bill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the ... Leer más

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Bill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become.Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the
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Them Days 1.4

de N. Markham, Bill Shiwak, Michael Pasteen, Wallace McLean, John Montague, Flora Baikie, Jean Crane, Judson Blake Sr., Alice Parrault, Charlie Bird, Alexander Cribb, Frank D. Moores, David Dickinson, Lillian Broomfield, W. H. Elworthy, Torsten Andersen, Alice Andersen, John Edmunds, Percy Davis, George Rich, Bill Brown, Clifford Moores, George Poole Sr., Elizabeth Goudie, Joe Jacque ...

Narrado por Aimee Chaulk, Jaimee Brown, Patty Way, Morgen Mills, Mina Campbell, Martha MacDonald, Steph White, Ida Suarak, Jill Larkham, George Way ...

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2 hora 23 minutos

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication. ... Leer más

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This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication.
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The War That Made America

A Short History of the French and Indian War

de Fred Anderson ...

Narrado por Simon Vance ...

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7 hora 33 minutos

Apart from The Last of the Mohicans, most Americans know little of the French and Indian War-also known as the Seven Years' War-and yet it remains one of the most fascinating periods in our history. In January 2006, PBS will air The War That Made America, a four-part documentary about this epic conflict. Fred Anderson, the award-winning and critically acclaimed historian, has written the official ... Leer más

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Apart from The Last of the Mohicans, most Americans know little of the French and Indian War-also known as the Seven Years' War-and yet it remains one of the most fascinating periods in our history. In January 2006, PBS will air The War That Made America, a four-part documentary about this epic conflict. Fred Anderson, the award-winning and critically acclaimed historian, has written the official
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Breve historia de la guerra de 1812: El conflicto olvidado que dio forma a Norteamérica

de Martín Pizarro ...

Narrado por Martín Pizarro ...

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2 hora 16 minutos

Desentraña el conflicto histórico olvidado que reescribió las fronteras y forjó la geopolítica de toda Norteamérica. Ideal para tu viaje diario, esta narración inmersiva revive una época brutal donde británicos, estadounidenses y naciones indígenas colisionaron violentamente. Transforma tu trayecto en una sesión de aprendizaje activo mientras escuchas cómo decisiones precipitadas y asombrosas ... Leer más

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Desentraña el conflicto histórico olvidado que reescribió las fronteras y forjó la geopolítica de toda Norteamérica. Ideal para tu viaje diario, esta narración inmersiva revive una época brutal donde británicos, estadounidenses y naciones indígenas colisionaron violentamente. Transforma tu trayecto en una sesión de aprendizaje activo mientras escuchas cómo decisiones precipitadas y asombrosas
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The Fight for History

75 Years of Forgetting, Remembering, and Remaking Canada's Second World War

de Tim Cook ...

Narrado por J.D. Nicholsen ...

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12 hora 26 minutos

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDSA masterful telling of the way World War Two has been remembered, forgotten, and remade by Canada over seventy-five years.The Second World War shaped modern Canada. It led to the country's emergence as a middle power on the world stage; the rise of the welfare state; industrialization, urbanization, and population growth. After the war, Canada ... Leer más

$26.00 USD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDSA masterful telling of the way World War Two has been remembered, forgotten, and remade by Canada over seventy-five years.The Second World War shaped modern Canada. It led to the country's emergence as a middle power on the world stage; the rise of the welfare state; industrialization, urbanization, and population growth. After the war, Canada
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Brotherhood to Nationhood

George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement

de Peter McFarlane, Doreen Manuel ...

Narrado por Lincoln McGowan ...

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11 hora 23 minutos

Charged with fresh material and new perspectives, this updated edition of the groundbreaking biography Brotherhood to Nationhood brings George Manuel and his fighting tradition into the present.George Manuel (1920–1989) was the strategist and visionary behind the modern Indigenous movement in Canada. A three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, he laid the groundwork for what would become the Assembly ... Leer más

$30.00 USD

Charged with fresh material and new perspectives, this updated edition of the groundbreaking biography Brotherhood to Nationhood brings George Manuel and his fighting tradition into the present.George Manuel (1920–1989) was the strategist and visionary behind the modern Indigenous movement in Canada. A three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, he laid the groundwork for what would become the Assembly
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The Devil's Trick

How Canada Fought the Vietnam War

de John Boyko ...

Narrado por John Boyko ...

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7 hora 36 minutos

Forty-five years after the fall of Saigon, John Boyko brings to light the little-known story of Canada's involvement in the American War in Vietnam.Through the lens of six remarkable people, some well-known, others obscure, bestselling historian John Boyko recounts Canada's often-overlooked involvement in that conflict as peacemaker, combatant, and provider of weapons and sanctuary.When Brigadier ... Leer más

$24.00 USD

Forty-five years after the fall of Saigon, John Boyko brings to light the little-known story of Canada's involvement in the American War in Vietnam.Through the lens of six remarkable people, some well-known, others obscure, bestselling historian John Boyko recounts Canada's often-overlooked involvement in that conflict as peacemaker, combatant, and provider of weapons and sanctuary.When Brigadier
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