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True Patriot Love

Reporting from the Frontlines of Canadian Sovereignty

par Carol Off ...

Lu par Carol Off ...

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13 heure 23 min

From the #1 bestselling author of At a Loss for Words, comes a passionate and sweeping examination of who we are as Canadians, where we’re going, and why Canada is becoming a beacon of hope in an age of cynicism.Since she stepped down from CBC’s As It Happens, Carol Off has been on the road talking to Canadians about their country and listening to their questions about its future. With True ... En savoir plus

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From the #1 bestselling author of At a Loss for Words, comes a passionate and sweeping examination of who we are as Canadians, where we’re going, and why Canada is becoming a beacon of hope in an age of cynicism.Since she stepped down from CBC’s As It Happens, Carol Off has been on the road talking to Canadians about their country and listening to their questions about its future. With True
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The Many Names of Robert Cree

How a First Nations Chief Brought Ancient Wisdom to Big Business and Prosperity to His People

par Robert Cree ...

Lu par Lorne Cardinal ...

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11 heure 1 min

His mother called him “Bobby Mountain.” Elders called him “Great Man.” His people called him “Chief.” Oil men called him “Mr. Cree.” But the government called him “Number 53.” Robert Cree was all of these while facing his people’s oppressors and freeing the ghosts of tortured spirits.The Many Names of Robert Cree is his first-person account of survival in a brutally racist residential school ... En savoir plus

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His mother called him “Bobby Mountain.” Elders called him “Great Man.” His people called him “Chief.” Oil men called him “Mr. Cree.” But the government called him “Number 53.” Robert Cree was all of these while facing his people’s oppressors and freeing the ghosts of tortured spirits.The Many Names of Robert Cree is his first-person account of survival in a brutally racist residential school
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The Company

The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire

par Stephen R. Bown ...

Lu par Traber Burns ...

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16 heure 5 min

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured ... En savoir plus

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A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s originsThe story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured
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Sorry, Not Sorry

An Unapologetic Look at What Makes Canada Worth Fighting For

par Mark Critch ...

Lu par Mark Critch ...

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5 heure 12 min

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERKnown for his sharp-witted skits on CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Mark Critch uses his keen observational skills to explore Canadian identity and the new wave of Canadian patriotism.**In Sorry, Not Sorry, Critch delves into the heart of what it means to be Canadian at a time when national pride is on the rise. Examining everything from the historical decision of ... En savoir plus

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERKnown for his sharp-witted skits on CBC’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Mark Critch uses his keen observational skills to explore Canadian identity and the new wave of Canadian patriotism.**In Sorry, Not Sorry, Critch delves into the heart of what it means to be Canadian at a time when national pride is on the rise. Examining everything from the historical decision of
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A Great and Noble Scheme

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

par John Mack Faragher ...

Lu par Paul Heitsch ...

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17 heure 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 ... En savoir plus

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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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Eine kurze Geschichte der Stadt Québec: Wie eine Festung auf einer Klippe zur Wiege des französischen Kanadas wurde

par Albert Voigt ...

Lu par Albert Voigt ...

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2 heure 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 ... En savoir plus

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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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A Township at War

par Jonathan F. Vance ...

Lu par Costas Halavrezos ...

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11 heure

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 ... En savoir plus

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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

par Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley, PhD ...

Lu par Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley, PhD ...

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5 heure 57 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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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The Class

A Memoir of a Place, a Time, and Us

par Ken Dryden ...

Lu par Ken Dryden ...

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19 heure 39 min

**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 ... En savoir plus

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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

par Maria Noriega Rachwal ...

Lu par Allegra Fullton ...

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7 heure 28 min

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. ... En savoir plus

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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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Beneath Dark Waters

The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck

par Eve Lazarus ...

Lu par Holly Adams ...

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6 heure 53 min

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, ... En savoir plus

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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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BOUND IN CHAINS

American Slavery from Jamestown to Appomattox, 1619-1865

par Grace Catherine Worthington ...

Lu par Mason Bishop ...

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4 heure 48 min

BOUND IN CHAINS — Audiobook · Narrated by Mason Bishop. Listen time: 4 hours 49 minutes The definitive narrative history of American slavery — Jamestown 1619 to Appomattox 1865 — Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner, and the complete story of the institution that built a republic and nearly destroyed it. In August 1619, a Dutch warship arrived at Point Comfort, Virginia, and traded ... En savoir plus

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BOUND IN CHAINS — Audiobook · Narrated by Mason Bishop. Listen time: 4 hours 49 minutes The definitive narrative history of American slavery — Jamestown 1619 to Appomattox 1865 — Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner, and the complete story of the institution that built a republic and nearly destroyed it. In August 1619, a Dutch warship arrived at Point Comfort, Virginia, and traded
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The Blind Mechanic

The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion

par Marilyn Davidson Elliott ...

Lu par Jan Crowley ...

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6 heure 23 min

Eric Davidson lost both eyes in the Halifax Explosion when he was two years old. Against all odds, he taught himself to become an auto mechanic and had a successful decades-long career as “one of the boys.”Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands of others. Eric lost both eyes—a tragedy that ... En savoir plus

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Eric Davidson lost both eyes in the Halifax Explosion when he was two years old. Against all odds, he taught himself to become an auto mechanic and had a successful decades-long career as “one of the boys.”Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands of others. Eric lost both eyes—a tragedy that
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Them Days 3.3

Stories from around the Big Land

par Doris Saunders, Ben Letto, Blanche Davis, Leslie Pardy, Curtis McNeill, Clifford Moores, Bella Brown, Louis Jacque Davis, Rosina Kalleo, Susan Igloliorte, Samuel Broomfield, Lillian Broomfield, Mercer Davis, Herb Webber, Ethel Webber, Maud Chaulk, Martha McDonald, Gertrude Hawco, Harriet White, Alex Poole ...

Lu par Aimee Chaulk, Laura Taylor, George Way, Patty Way, Domenica Brown, Ida Suarak, Julia Schulz, Alyssa Chaulk ...

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2 heure 6 min

Songs and sunshine with memories and trappers in this edition of Them Days, capturing historical stories throughout the Big Land. ... En savoir plus

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Songs and sunshine with memories and trappers in this edition of Them Days, capturing historical stories throughout the Big Land.
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Brief History of Canada: From First Peoples to Modern Nation in Ten Key Turning Points

par Colin Abernathy ...

Lu par Colin Abernathy ...

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1 heures 58 min

Experience the epic Canadian history of land, power, and survival through a captivating narrative of nation-building. Whether you need an engaging companion for your daily commute or a thought-provoking deep dive into North American politics, this sweeping chronicle trades dry dates for dramatic clashes of empires.Journey from the vibrant, complex societies of the First Peoples to the modern ... En savoir plus

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Experience the epic Canadian history of land, power, and survival through a captivating narrative of nation-building. Whether you need an engaging companion for your daily commute or a thought-provoking deep dive into North American politics, this sweeping chronicle trades dry dates for dramatic clashes of empires.Journey from the vibrant, complex societies of the First Peoples to the modern
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The Star-Spangled War Of 1812: America's Second War Of Independence

par Ellis Gaines ...

Lu par Martin Sherrill ...

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4 heure 8 min

America had won its independence, but Britain had not fully learned to treat it like an equal. British forts still shadowed the frontier, Royal Navy officers dragged sailors off American ships, and a young republic found itself caught between Napoleon’s empire and the world’s most powerful fleet.The War of 1812 began in anger, confusion, and overconfidence. War Hawks dreamed of Canada, New England ... En savoir plus

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America had won its independence, but Britain had not fully learned to treat it like an equal. British forts still shadowed the frontier, Royal Navy officers dragged sailors off American ships, and a young republic found itself caught between Napoleon’s empire and the world’s most powerful fleet.The War of 1812 began in anger, confusion, and overconfidence. War Hawks dreamed of Canada, New England
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Klondike Gold Rush, The: A Captivating Guide to the Major Migration of Gold Miners to Yukon and Its Impact on the History of Canada and the United States of America

par Captivating History ...

Lu par Jay Herbert ...

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1 heures 7 min

Did you know that the Klondike Gold Rush was the biggest and fastest movement of people in North American history?From 1897 to 1898, over 100,000 men and women walked, rode, paddled, and sailed thousands of miles to the Klondike River area of the Canadian Yukon in search of gold.Out of those 100,000 people, only about a quarter ever made it to the goldfields, and those who did mostly went home ... En savoir plus

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Did you know that the Klondike Gold Rush was the biggest and fastest movement of people in North American history?From 1897 to 1898, over 100,000 men and women walked, rode, paddled, and sailed thousands of miles to the Klondike River area of the Canadian Yukon in search of gold.Out of those 100,000 people, only about a quarter ever made it to the goldfields, and those who did mostly went home
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The United Church of Canada

A History

Lu par Braden Wright ...

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17 heure 52 min

From its inception in the early 1900s, The United Church of Canada set out to become the national church of Canada. This book recounts and analyzes the history of the church of Canada’s largest Protestant denomination and its engagement with issues of social and private morality, evangelistic campaigns, and its response to the restructuring of religion in the 1960s.A chronological history is ... En savoir plus

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From its inception in the early 1900s, The United Church of Canada set out to become the national church of Canada. This book recounts and analyzes the history of the church of Canada’s largest Protestant denomination and its engagement with issues of social and private morality, evangelistic campaigns, and its response to the restructuring of religion in the 1960s.A chronological history is
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Concise History of Canada, A: From Fur Trade to Modern Confederation

par Richard Malvern ...

Lu par Richard Malvern ...

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1 heures 55 min

Experience an epic saga of imperial rivalry and Indigenous resistance that forged a modern North American nation. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative explores the dramatic clash of cultures and political maneuvering that built a vast country.Whether you need an engaging historical deep dive for a long road trip or an evening of reflective learning, this captivating chronicle ... En savoir plus

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Experience an epic saga of imperial rivalry and Indigenous resistance that forged a modern North American nation. Perfect for your daily commute, this immersive narrative explores the dramatic clash of cultures and political maneuvering that built a vast country.Whether you need an engaging historical deep dive for a long road trip or an evening of reflective learning, this captivating chronicle
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Power, Prime Ministers and the Press

The Battle for Truth on Parliament Hill

par Robert Lewis ...

Lu par Richard Clarkin ...

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14 heure 13 min

An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own.The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42 elections in the past 150 years.Mining the archives and his own interviews, Robert Lewis turns the spotlight on the watchers, including reporters who got too close to ... En savoir plus

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An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own.The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42 elections in the past 150 years.Mining the archives and his own interviews, Robert Lewis turns the spotlight on the watchers, including reporters who got too close to
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Courage and Complicity

Moral outrage meets institutional apathy

par CLAUDETTE Languedoc ...

Lu par CLAUDETTE Languedoc ...

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8 heure 52 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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

par Arthur W. Gullachsen ...

Lu par Bruce Mann ...

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12 heure 59 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
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History of Quebec: A Captivating Guide to the Largest Province in Canada and Its Impact on French History

par Captivating History ...

Lu par Jay Herbert ...

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3 heure 51 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
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North of America

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

par Jeffers Lennox ...

Lu par Paul Heitsch ...

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12 heure 34 min

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 ... En savoir plus

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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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