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James Laxer
At the dawn of the nineteenth century, the British Empire is engaged in a titanic war with Napoleonic France for global supremacy. The American Republic is quickly expanding its territory…
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Now available in paperback, the second work of history in James Laxer’s North American trilogy looks at the turbulent 1860s, the decade that defined North America.
The remarkable memoir of growing up in a communist family at the height of the Cold War by the late esteemed historian, public intellectual, and political activist James Laxer, the…
A fascinating look at empires and imperialism, and the new kind of empire the United States has become. An excellent introduction for young adults.
The United States presides over the…
Explains the rise of this form of government and how women and minorities struggled for and won democratic rights for themselves.
This book explores today’s global dependency on oil and reveals the sobering realities of the relationship between oil, politics and money. An excellent introduction for young adults.
Oil, our main…
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Insightful, prescient and often funny, The Border explores what it means to be Canadian and what Canada means to the giant to our south.
If good fences make good neighbours…
This dynamic series addresses topical, key social issues covered as part of the secondary curriculum.
-This richly illustrated book tells the remarkable life story of Tecumseh–one of the great leaders of North America’s First Peoples–culminating in the events of the War of 1812.—Front jacket flap.
