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Culture of Control
Farming With the Shackles of the Canadian Wheat Board
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In 1935 the Canadian Wheat Board was established to oversee the marketing, handling, and transportation of Western Canadian grain. Under the CWB’s increasingly rigid regulations, farmers in the West were prohibited from responding to free market...
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Letters from Spirit River
Memoirs of a Land Grant Bride
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From the late eighteen hundred to the early nineteen hundreds the government of Canada granted plots of land to entice individuals to help settle remote areas of -—especially north western Canada. That was how born and bred city dweller Isobelle...
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The Travels of John Cook Sr. United Empire Loyalist
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The Travels of John Cook Sr. – United Empire Loyalist is a journey travelled by John Cook Sr. U.E.L. as interpreted by Lori Cook. During the 1750 to 1800 period, sweeping changes transformed both the public social lives and private family lives....
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My Mennonite Oma's People
A Story of Love and Loss
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If we had the ability to speak with our ancestors, what kinds of stories would they share? Would we get a glimpse into the lives and people the history books miss? A better understanding of the events that shaped our families and, ultimately, our...
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Musical Colours
Marches of the UK and Canadian Forces
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On the cover of the 1970 record THE VANISHING REGIMENTS, Colonel CH Jaeger OBE made an interesting observation: ‘Be it true or not that old soldiers never die but only fade away, it is absolutely certain that the music connected with soldiering...
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The Canal At Sault Ste Marie
The South Shore Quarry's Contribution to Canadian History
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This is the story of how a long abandoned limestone quarry on the south shore of Manitoulin Island played a small, but significant role in Canadian history. For over one hundred and twenty years the story of the quarry has lived on in the...
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Positively Canadian
A Fun Guide to Canadian Language, Culture and History
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To know more interesting things about this great country of Canada… Come take an informal walk with the author across each territory and province. The conversational writing style makes it totally readable and delightfully entertaining. Enjoy...
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Frauds, Phones & Fingerprints
Proving Your Identity in the Digital Age
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The internet is a happy hunting ground for identity thieves, fraudsters and scammers. Criminal impersonation has evolved leaving established methods for protection against identity theft no longer effective. If you’re active online, it’s time to...
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A Medieval Architect
William the Englishman
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This book asks a single question. The question is, after completing his work at Canterbury Cathedral, where did William the Englishman go and what did he subsequently build. As you are holding this book you are invited to come along on this...
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Scarlet to Green
A History of Intelligence in the Canadian Army 1903-1963
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Scarlet 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...
