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The Wake

The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami

by Linden MacIntrye ...

Narrated by Linden MacIntyre ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Fascinating, infuriating, eloquent and cautionary.” **—**PostmediaA Globe and Mail, CBC Books and Maclean’s Book of the YearIn the vein of Erik Larson’s Isaac’s Storm and Dead Wake comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in Newfoundland by one of Canada’s best-known writersOn November 18, 1929, a tsunami struck Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula. Giant waves up
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Beyond the Trees

A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic

by Adam Shoalts ...

Narrated by Adam Shoalts ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

A mesmerizing odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, and the rich history it reveals.What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers, ... Read more

$34.00 CAD

A mesmerizing odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, and the rich history it reveals.What does it mean to explore and confront the unknown? Beyond the Trees recounts Adam Shoalts's epic, never-before-attempted solo crossing of Canada's mainland Arctic in a single season. It's also a multilayered story that weaves the narrative of Shoalts's journey into accounts of other adventurers, explorers,
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Erebus

One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time

by Michael Palin ...

Narrated by Michael Palin ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

Intrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy's HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014.The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had ... Read more

$32.00 CAD

Intrepid voyager, writer and comedian Michael Palin follows the trail of two expeditions made by the Royal Navy's HMS Erebus to opposite ends of the globe, reliving the voyages and investigating the ship itself, lost on the final Franklin expedition and discovered with the help of Inuit knowledge in 2014.The story of a ship begins after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, when Great Britain had
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Ice Ghosts

The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition

by Paul Watson ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

The true story of the greatest mystery of Arctic exploration—and the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge that led to the shipwreck's recent discovery.Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Franklin Expedition—whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the ... Read more

$34.95 CAD

The true story of the greatest mystery of Arctic exploration—and the rare mix of marine science and Inuit knowledge that led to the shipwreck's recent discovery.Ice Ghosts weaves together the epic story of the Franklin Expedition—whose two ships and crew of 129 were lost to the Arctic ice—with the modern tale of the scientists, divers, and local Inuit behind the incredible discovery of the
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Dominion

The Railway and the Rise of Canada

by Stephen Bown ...

Narrated by Wayne Ward ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea
... Read more
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Canada

A Very Short Introduction

by Donald Wright ...

Narrated by Matthew Josdal ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

Canada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a country Canada is very successful, in part because it maintains national diversity through bilingualism, multiculturalism, and federalism. Alongside this contemporary openness Canada also has its own history to contend with; with a legacy of broken treaties and residential schools for its Indigenous peoples, ... Read more

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Canada is not one nation, but three: English Canada, Quebec, and First Nations. Yet as a country Canada is very successful, in part because it maintains national diversity through bilingualism, multiculturalism, and federalism. Alongside this contemporary openness Canada also has its own history to contend with; with a legacy of broken treaties and residential schools for its Indigenous peoples,
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Reading the Bible on Turtle Island

An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation

by H. Daniel Zacharias, T. Christopher Hoklotubbe ...

Narrated by H. Daniel Zacharias, T. Christopher Hoklotubbe, Shari Russell ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Indigenous scholars Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias explore what it means to read the Bible from the lens of Indigenous peoples in North America. Exploring the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, they affirm Creator's presence with Indigenous people since the beginning. By recovering these rich histories, this ... Read more

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In Reading the Bible on Turtle Island, Indigenous scholars Chris Hoklotubbe and Danny Zacharias explore what it means to read the Bible from the lens of Indigenous peoples in North America. Exploring the intersection of Scripture, Cultural Traditions, Hearts and Minds, and Creation, they affirm Creator's presence with Indigenous people since the beginning. By recovering these rich histories, this
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A Great and Noble Scheme

The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

by John Mack Faragher ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

17 hours 52 min

In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into forests where they waged a desperate guerrilla resistance. The right of neutrality—to live in peace from the imperial wars waged between France and England—had been one of the ... Read more

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In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into forests where they waged a desperate guerrilla resistance. The right of neutrality—to live in peace from the imperial wars waged between France and England—had been one of the
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James Douglas

An Opera

by Obediya Jones-Darrell, Wayde Compton, Jónína Kirton ...

Narrated by Full Cast ...

Unabridged

59 min

"Imagine it is the mid 1800’s, Western Canada. Also known as ""the father of British Columbia"", James Douglas is the governor of the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Governor Douglas was born in British Guiana into a ""Scotch West Indian"" family with a Scottish father and a Caribbean mother. At Fort St. James he married Amelia Connolly, of Métis ancestry. In 1864 Douglas ... Read more

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"Imagine it is the mid 1800’s, Western Canada. Also known as ""the father of British Columbia"", James Douglas is the governor of the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Governor Douglas was born in British Guiana into a ""Scotch West Indian"" family with a Scottish father and a Caribbean mother. At Fort St. James he married Amelia Connolly, of Métis ancestry. In 1864 Douglas
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Daughters of Copper Woman

by Anne Cameron ...

Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

Unabridged

4 hours 49 min

Since its first publication in 1981, Daughters of Copper Woman has become an underground classic, selling over 200,000 copies. Now comes a new edition that includes many pieces cut from the original as well as fresh material added by the author. Here finally, after twenty-two years of gathering dust, is the complete version of the groundbreaking bestseller.In this, her best-loved work, Anne ... Read more

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Since its first publication in 1981, Daughters of Copper Woman has become an underground classic, selling over 200,000 copies. Now comes a new edition that includes many pieces cut from the original as well as fresh material added by the author. Here finally, after twenty-two years of gathering dust, is the complete version of the groundbreaking bestseller.In this, her best-loved work, Anne
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Historia de Quebec: Una guía fascinante sobre la provincia más extensa de Canadá y su impacto en la historia de Francia

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Luis Trumper ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

La lucha política de Quebec por la autonomía, la independencia y la protección de su lengua, su cultura y su patrimonio está rodeada de ambigüedad. Permítanos arrojar algo de luz sobre el tema.¿Por qué se han prolongado las tensiones lingüísticas y culturales de la provincia durante casi cuatrocientos años? ¿En qué se diferencia del resto de Canadá? ¿Desempeñaron los pueblos indígenas un papel ... Read more

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La lucha política de Quebec por la autonomía, la independencia y la protección de su lengua, su cultura y su patrimonio está rodeada de ambigüedad. Permítanos arrojar algo de luz sobre el tema.¿Por qué se han prolongado las tensiones lingüísticas y culturales de la provincia durante casi cuatrocientos años? ¿En qué se diferencia del resto de Canadá? ¿Desempeñaron los pueblos indígenas un papel
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Them Days 8.1

Enjoy stories about the Hopedale Mission and Inuit legends from Labrador's history

by Doris Saunders, TD Taylor, Bella Butt Brown, Flora Baikie, Irene Hope, Bertha Fowler, Ellen McDonald, Norman Ford, Gertrude Hawco, Sarah Williams, Kenneth Goldstein, Denyse O'Brien, Lore Silverberg, Clarice Hopkins, Anthony Mugford, Betty Davis, Walter Dicker, Robert Davis, Wilfred Dyson, Manasse Fox, Judith Solomon, Maud Chaulk, Donald Rumbolt, Elizabeth Goudie ...

Narrated by Aimee Chaulk, Janice Goudie, George Way, Domenica Brown, Ida Suarak, Jade Rachwal, Val Pardy, Amos Suarak ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

Them Days is a quarterly magazine dedicated to documenting and preserving the old ways and early days of Labrador. Many thanks to the people who shared their time and memories, their names appear with their stories. ... Read more

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Them Days is a quarterly magazine dedicated to documenting and preserving the old ways and early days of Labrador. Many thanks to the people who shared their time and memories, their names appear with their stories.
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A Nation's Paper

The Globe and Mail in the Life of Canada

by John Ibbitson ...

Narrated by Emily Nixon, Sterling Jarvis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

From Canada's newspaper of record for 180 years, here are thirty-one brilliant and provocative essays by a diverse selection of their writers on how The Globe and Mail covered and influenced major events and issues from the paper’s founding to the latest file.Since 1844, the Globe and Mail and its predecessor, George Brown’s Globe, have chronicled Canada: as a colony, a dominion, and a nation. To ... Read more

$45.00 CAD

From Canada's newspaper of record for 180 years, here are thirty-one brilliant and provocative essays by a diverse selection of their writers on how The Globe and Mail covered and influenced major events and issues from the paper’s founding to the latest file.Since 1844, the Globe and Mail and its predecessor, George Brown’s Globe, have chronicled Canada: as a colony, a dominion, and a nation. To
... Read more
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Born Naked

by Farley Mowat ...

Narrated by Dean Gallagher ...

Unabridged

8 hours

Farley Mowat's youth was charmed and hilarious, and unbelievably free in its access to unspoiled nature through bird-banding expeditions and overnight outings in the dead of winter. The author writes of sleeping in haystacks for survival, and other adventures, with equal shares of Booth Tarkington and Jack London. He also brings back Mutt, the famous hero-dog of his classic The Dog Who Wouldn't Be ... Read more

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Farley Mowat's youth was charmed and hilarious, and unbelievably free in its access to unspoiled nature through bird-banding expeditions and overnight outings in the dead of winter. The author writes of sleeping in haystacks for survival, and other adventures, with equal shares of Booth Tarkington and Jack London. He also brings back Mutt, the famous hero-dog of his classic The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
... Read more
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True North Rising

My fifty-year journey with the Inuit and Dene leaders who transformed Canada's North

by Whit Fraser ...

Narrated by Whit Fraser ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLERIn this captivating memoir, Whit Fraser weaves scenes from more than fifty years of reporting and living in the North with fascinating portraits of the Dene and Inuit activists who successfully overturned the colonial order and politically reshaped Canada—including his wife, Mary Simon, Canada's first Indigenous governor general."This is a huge embrace of a book, irresistible on ... Read more

$28.00 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERIn this captivating memoir, Whit Fraser weaves scenes from more than fifty years of reporting and living in the North with fascinating portraits of the Dene and Inuit activists who successfully overturned the colonial order and politically reshaped Canada—including his wife, Mary Simon, Canada's first Indigenous governor general."This is a huge embrace of a book, irresistible on
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A History of Antisemitism in Canada

by Ira Robinson ...

Narrated by Dan Rosen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

This state-of-the-art account gives readers the tools to understand why antisemitism is such a controversial subject. It acquaints readers with the ambiguities inherent in the historical relationship between Jews and Christians and shows these ambiguities in play in the unfolding relationship between Jews and Canadians of other religions and ethnicities. It examines present relationships in light ... Read more

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This state-of-the-art account gives readers the tools to understand why antisemitism is such a controversial subject. It acquaints readers with the ambiguities inherent in the historical relationship between Jews and Christians and shows these ambiguities in play in the unfolding relationship between Jews and Canadians of other religions and ethnicities. It examines present relationships in light
... Read more
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Eine kurze Geschichte der Stadt Québec: Wie eine Festung auf einer Klippe zur Wiege des französischen Kanadas wurde

by Albert Voigt ...

Narrated by Albert Voigt ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Erlebe die wahre Geschichte einer rauen Festung, die inmitten kolonialer Konflikte zur kulturellen Wiege heranwuchs. Ideal für das tägliche Pendeln, bietet dieses atmosphärische Hörbuch einen tiefen, lehrreichen Einblick in das Aufeinandertreffen von indigenen Kulturen und europäischen Mächten am Sankt-Lorenz-Strom. Die gnadenlose Geografie formte hier nicht nur das alltägliche Überleben, sondern ... Read more

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Erlebe die wahre Geschichte einer rauen Festung, die inmitten kolonialer Konflikte zur kulturellen Wiege heranwuchs. Ideal für das tägliche Pendeln, bietet dieses atmosphärische Hörbuch einen tiefen, lehrreichen Einblick in das Aufeinandertreffen von indigenen Kulturen und europäischen Mächten am Sankt-Lorenz-Strom. Die gnadenlose Geografie formte hier nicht nur das alltägliche Überleben, sondern
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The Knowing

by Tanya Talaga ...

Narrated by Tanya Talaga ...

Unabridged

15 hours 6 min

From Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a riveting exploration of her family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call CanadaFor generations, Indigenous People have known that their family members disappeared, many of them after being sent to residential schools, “Indian hospitals” and asylums through a ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

From Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a riveting exploration of her family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call CanadaFor generations, Indigenous People have known that their family members disappeared, many of them after being sent to residential schools, “Indian hospitals” and asylums through a
... Read more
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Niagara

Daredevils, Danger & Extraordinary Stories

by Andrew Hind, Maria Da Silva ...

Narrated by Janice Ryan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics.From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all:In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel…and survive.It is said that the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself, ... Read more

$18.95 CAD

Niagara is rich with fascinating stories, from daredevils to heroics.From the horrors during the War of 1812, to murder, to technological innovation and the birth of the modern tourist industry, Niagara has seen it all:In 1901, Annie Taylor was the first person to go over the falls in a barrel…and survive.It is said that the former Houdini Hall of Fame was cursed by the dead escape artist himself,
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Secret Treasure of Oak Island

The Amazing True Story of a Centuries-Old Treasure Hunt

by D'Arcy O'Connor ...

Narrated by Paul Heitsch ...

Unabridged

10 hours 7 min

It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an island off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of pirates. The notorious Captain Kidd was rumored to have left part of his treasure somewhere along here, and as McGinnis and two friends started to dig, they found what turned out to be an elaborately ... Read more

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It started on a summer afternoon in 1795 when a young man named Daniel McGinnis found what appeared to be an old site on an island off the Acadian coast, a coastline fabled for the skullduggery of pirates. The notorious Captain Kidd was rumored to have left part of his treasure somewhere along here, and as McGinnis and two friends started to dig, they found what turned out to be an elaborately
... Read more
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Légendes d'un peuple, tome I

by Alexandre Belliard ...

Unabridged

2 hours 29 min

Dès mon premier contact, les Légendes d'un peuple d'Alexandre Belliard m'ont paru saisir l'essence même de ma condition de Francophone en Amérique et la part de sublime qu'elle recèle. Ma solitude identitaire, ma fierté esquintée, ma colère contenue deviennent tout à coup plus légères au contact de ces récits héroïques, retraçant quatre siècles d'enracinement en terre québécoise. J'ai ainsi trouvé ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Dès mon premier contact, les Légendes d'un peuple d'Alexandre Belliard m'ont paru saisir l'essence même de ma condition de Francophone en Amérique et la part de sublime qu'elle recèle. Ma solitude identitaire, ma fierté esquintée, ma colère contenue deviennent tout à coup plus légères au contact de ces récits héroïques, retraçant quatre siècles d'enracinement en terre québécoise. J'ai ainsi trouvé
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Louis Riel

by Dan Asfar, Tim Chodan ...

Narrated by Steve Jodoin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

Champion of a people or traitorous rabble-rouser? Political visionary or religious lunatic? Louis Riel is one of the most ambiguous figures in Canadian history, a man who stood and fell for the Métis nation. Read about the fascinating western icon in this well-paced biography. The doomed struggle of Louis Riel and his Métis people against the new Canadian government is a story rich in drama and ... Read more

$14.95 CAD

Champion of a people or traitorous rabble-rouser? Political visionary or religious lunatic? Louis Riel is one of the most ambiguous figures in Canadian history, a man who stood and fell for the Métis nation. Read about the fascinating western icon in this well-paced biography. The doomed struggle of Louis Riel and his Métis people against the new Canadian government is a story rich in drama and
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Seeing Reds

The Red Scare of 1918-1919, Canada's First War on Terror

by Daniel Francis ...

Narrated by Michael Puttonen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

At the end of World War I, Canada was poised on the brink of social revolution. At least that is what many Canadians, inspired by the success of the Russian Revolution in 1917, hoped and others dreaded. Seeing Reds tells the story of this turbulent period in Canadian history during the winter of 191819, when a fearful government led by Prime Minister Robert Borden tried to suppress radical ... Read more

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At the end of World War I, Canada was poised on the brink of social revolution. At least that is what many Canadians, inspired by the success of the Russian Revolution in 1917, hoped and others dreaded. Seeing Reds tells the story of this turbulent period in Canadian history during the winter of 191819, when a fearful government led by Prime Minister Robert Borden tried to suppress radical
... Read more
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Notable Figures in Canadian History: Unveiling the Extraordinary Lives and Impact of Canada’s Most Prominent Historical Icons

by Ahoy Publications ...

Narrated by Jay Herbert ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

Follow in the footsteps of Canadian historical icons and discover their inspiring stories that changed the world!Fascinating excerpts from their work are included.Inside, you will find a biography section for each figure, the challenges they faced, and stories of how they overcame them.You will discover significant events that shaped them and the political and social background at the time.Here’s ... Read more

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Follow in the footsteps of Canadian historical icons and discover their inspiring stories that changed the world!Fascinating excerpts from their work are included.Inside, you will find a biography section for each figure, the challenges they faced, and stories of how they overcame them.You will discover significant events that shaped them and the political and social background at the time.Here’s
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