In We Don't Know Ourselves, Fintan O'Toole weaves his own experiences into Irish social, cultural, and economic change, showing how Ireland, in just one lifetime, has gone from a reactionary "backwater" to an almost...
History and geography
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Author:O'Toole, FintanSummary: - Author:Cooper, BeckySummary:
Forty years after the fact, Becky Cooper, a curious Harvard undergrad, first heard whispers of a murdered student, one bludgeoned to death by a professor to cover up an affair. Though that motive proved false, the story that unfolded,...
- Author:Angus, Charlie, Griffin, Brit, Lawrence, Sally, Moir, RobSummary:
Based on in-depth oral interviews with local residents, and rich archival sources, We Lived A Life and Then Some relates the common person's struggle to overcome harsh working conditions and government neglect. The unique culture...
- Author:Gayle, CalebSummary:
A landmark work of untold American history that reshapes our understanding of identity, race, and belonging Why did this happen? How was the U.S. government involved? And what are Cow Tom's descendants and other Black Creeks doing...
- Author:Simon, Sarah, Yakeleya, ElizabethSummary:
A work in progress since the 1970s, We Remember the Coming of the White Man chronicles the history of the Sahtú (Mountain Dene) and Gwinch’in People in the extraordinary time of the early 20th century. Chapters are transcripts of oral...
- Author:Yakeleya ElizabethSummary:
A work in progress since the 1970s, We Remember the Coming of the White Man chronicles the history of the Dene People in the extraordinary time of the early 20th century. Chapters are transcripts of oral histories of ten Elders and...
- Author:Jockel, HelenaSummary:
When the Nazis invaded Hungary on March 19, 1944, elementary school teacher Helena Jockel could only think about how to save "her" children. She accompanied them all the way to Auschwitz only to see them taken to the gas chamber. Her...
- Author:Gourevitch, PhilipSummary:
In 1994, the Rwanda government began killing its Tutsi minority people and 800,000 were murdered. Gourevitch details the genocide's background and aftermath.
- Author:Crowshoe, JoeSummary:
The generation to which Joe and Josephine Crowshoe belonged spanned more than the length of their lifetimes. That generation fought heroically in world wars and at the same time raised children under a paternalistic federal regime that...
- Author:Redmond, ChristopherSummary:
Christopher Redmond’s fascinating account of Doyle’s first trip to America has been reconstructed from newspaper accounts describing the places Doyle visited, from the Adirondacks to New York, Chicago, and Toronto. Despite the gruelling...
- Author:Gibson, William C.Summary:
Here is the story of a pioneer educator whose life encompassed service to medicine in Minnesota (1895-1913) and to the building of the University of British Columbia (1913-1918). Dr. Frank Wesbrook's education at the University of...
- Author:Clifford, JimSummary:
West Ham and the River Lea explores the environmental and social history of London’s most populous independent suburb and its second largest river. Jim Clifford maps the migration of industry into West Ham’s marshlands and reveals the...
- Author:Theriault, VernonSummary:
L'explosion de méthane éventre la mine Westray, en Nouvelle-Écosse. Vingt-six mineurs y sont pris au piège. Les résidents de Plymouth retiennent leur souffle tandis que les sauveteurs partent à la recherche de survivants, bravant des...
- Author:Theriault, VernonSummary:
Dans ce livre, Theriault décrit son expérience dans la mine du comté de Pictou, ses combats personnels à la suite du désastre et la façon dont il a donné un sens nouveau à sa vie en participant à la campagne de lobbying de...
- Author:Mowat, FarleySummary:
Reconstructs voyages of exploration and piracy that led to settlements on Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland and Vinland, from 960 to 1010 A.D.
- Author:Epp-Koop, StefanSummary:
Stefan Epp-Koop’s "We’re Going to Run This City: Winnipeg’s Political Left After the General Strike" explores the dynamic political movement that came out of the largest labour protest in Canadian history and the ramifications for...
- Author:Lowinger, Kathy, Yellowhorn, EldonSummary:
What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the...
- Author:Rather, DanSummary:
In a collection of original essays, the venerated television journalist, Dan Rather, celebrates our shared values and what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like. Writing about the institutions that...
- Author:Rather, Dan.Summary:
"I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do." -Dan Rather At a moment of crisis over our national identity, venerated journalist Dan Rather has emerged as a voice of reason and integrity...
- Author:Raptis, Helen, members of the Tsimshian NationSummary:
The legacy of residential schools has haunted Canadians, yet little is known about the day and public schools where most Indigenous children were sent to be educated. In What We Learned, two generations of Tsimshian students – elders...
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