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Biography, Historical biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian history
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Winston Churchill's connection with Canada ("the Great Dominion", as he called it) spanned more than half a century: at Winnipeg… he heard the news of Queen Victoria's death, in Ottawa in the dark days of 1941 he proclaimed his confidence in victory, and in 1952 had to concede that the result of victory had been far less satisfying than he had wished. No other Commonwealth country sparked such detailed knowledge or lifelong interest. 2005.
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Biography, War and military biography, Canadian non-fiction, Police and military, World War II
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Granatstein's study of life at the top during the Second World War centres on the most senior ranks in the… Canadian Army. Men like Andrew McNaughton, Harold Crerar, Thomas Burns and Guy Simonds had not only to win military campaigns, but also command the sympathies of bureaucrats and powerful politicians. None, however, forgot they were fighting a war, and that their decisions directly affected the lives of Canadian soldiers. 1993.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Two Yellowknife journalists analyze what happened during the strike at the Giant mine, which culminated in an explosion which killed… nine men in 1992. They describe the major players in the drama, the major events, including the trial of Roger Warren, and even raise questions about Warren's guilt. Some strong language. 1997.
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Biography, Fine arts biography
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Vast in scope, this biography details the life of the late Mexican painter, best known for his complex, highly symbolic… and politically charged murals. Descriptions of his early life, participation in the Communist party of the 1920s and his marriage to artistic giant, Frida Kahlo help to bring understanding to this complex man. 1998.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Rochdale College was an eighteen-story apartment building near the University of Toronto campus which, between 1968 and 1975, was the… centre of hippie culture in Toronto. Reviled by politicians and police for its anarchy and its flow of drugs, and loved by hippies for the same reasons, the Rochdale culture helped create some of Canada's most gifted artists, actors, musicians, and writers. Some strong language. 1988.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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The editors have compiled approximately 1500 entries concerning Canadian military history from the early 17th century to peacekeeping duties in… 1992, with an emphasis on the 20th century. Entries cover military actions, senior military personnel, politicians whose policies affected the military, Victoria and George Cross winners, and entries on security and intelligence topics.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Law and crime, Police and military
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The ViCLAS (Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System) database was a first - an adaptation of the techniques used by FBI… psychological profilers folded into a comprehensive, cross-referenced data bank to track serial predators. Within months of its introduction, ViCLAS contributed to successful outcomes in a number of cases, including the Bernardo/Homolka murders. It was largely the initiative of one man, RCMP Sergeant Ron MacKay. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, descriptions of violence. 2002.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Offers an account of the most important developments in Canadian history from the sixties until today, as seen and interpreted… by leftist scholars and writers. Each chapter reviews a major theme, such as Canada's relationship to the U.S., the development of our health care system, the dynamics of Aboriginal-non-Aboriginal relations and the role of Canadian cultural work in shaping Canadian society. Taken together, the book provides a unique and broad perspective on virtually every significant event and development in recent Canadian history. 2016.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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A history of the people and the heart of the MacGregor Mountain country of B.C., and the hardships and adventures… of the early pioneers who lived there. Prequel to "Grizzly Bear Mountain" (DC24492). 1998.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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The author, a Canadian historian and rancher, discusses life on the Canadian frontier between 1870 and World War I. Intending… to dispel the myth that the frontier was inhabited by peaceful, law-abiding ranchers, he describes the prostitution, gunfights and cattle rustling that were part of the ordinary life of the cowboys and settlers. 2000.
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Canadian non-fiction, History, Canadian history
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The story of British Columbia's last gold rush in 1898, which led to the building of the town of Atlin in northwestern B.C. 1995.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Fourteen stories about Canadian history, each focussing on a "first" - the first meeting between natives and Europeans; the first… elections in which women were allowed to vote; an account of the first "Home Children" sent to Canada during the nineteenth century, supposedly for a better life, but often to work in slave-labour conditions. Includes additional accounts to provide historical context for each story, which cover the period from the mid-seventeenth century to the 1930s, as seen through the eyes of some of its youngest participants. Grades 4-7. 2001.
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Biography, Family biography, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Memoirs, anecdotes and tales from all walks of life - from the proud fisherman to the humble academic - which… reflect the way of life peculiar to the Atlantic seaboard. 1979. (Canada's Atlantic Folklore and Folklife series ; 2)
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, disturbingly, Canadian politics - the politics of ethnocide - played… in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of aboriginal people in the realization of Sir John A. Macdonald's "National Dream." He examines the present disparity in health and economic well-being between First Nations and non-Native populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness to this day. c2013.
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Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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The author, who was himself a volunteer, retells the story of the Canadians who fought in Spain in defence of… democracy. Memories collected from aging veterans reflect their pride in having served with Canada's Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion, which formed part of the 15th International Brigade. Among these young men and women were Canada's first dead in the fight against fascism. The book includes a comprehensive list of Canadian volunteers. 1989.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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With emphasis on native peoples, this history traces events in the area known as British Columbia from pre-history through to the early 1970s. 1993.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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An examination of how immigration policy developed over the years following 1867. 1991.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Newspaper articles and accounts of explorers and missionaries provide a revealing portrait of life in 19th century Newfoundland. 1977.
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Law and crime, Police and military
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Provides insights into the rise of the Strategic Defense Initiative -- "Star Wars" -- and surveys the technological challenges of its development and deployment. 1988. Uniform title: New York times.
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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), History, Canadian history
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Examines the history of the Hudson's Bay Company through the lives of the early explorers and gentlemen adventurers. 1985.