(Part 2) Best canadian history books according to redditors
We found 611 Reddit comments discussing the best canadian history books. We ranked the 316 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
23. The Canadian War on Queers: National Security as Sexual Regulation (Sexuality Studies)
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I dig that he is wearing the emblem of the First Special Service Force. That is the red spear patch on his right shoulder that says "USA" over the top and "CANADA" down the middle.
The First Special Service Force was the progenitor to the special forces of both Canada and the U.S. It was a unified commando unit formed during WWII that trained men of mountaineering, woodsmen and other outdoor professions as commandos. The unit had both American and Canadian commanders and they became a cohesive fighting force that learned to fight in darkness, learned to fight hand to hand and use their backgrounds to attack in a variety of environments.
They saw action in the Aleutian islands, Italy (at Anzio in particular) and in France. The Germans came to call them "The Black Devils" because they conducted raids at night with their faces blackened by boot polish.
A good oral history to read is [The Black Devil Brigade: The True Story of the First Special Service Force in WWII]. (https://www.amazon.ca/Black-Devil-Brigade-Special-Service/dp/0935553509)
There is also a Hollywood movie called "The Devil's Brigade" which isn't bad. It depicts one of the FSSF's notable battles where they attacked a mountain top by climbing up a cliff side under fire.
I am not actually an historian (please don't fire me, Artrw), but rather a part-time professor in the English department at a large Canadian university.
Nevertheless, my research focus is the historiography of the Great War and the degree to which developments in same have resolutely failed to be incorporated into how my own discipline (that is, English) chooses to teach the War and its attendant literature. Virtually all of my professional and recreational reading has to do with the history and cultural memory of the War, and I sometimes find myself identifying more with the cultural concerns and realities of the 1910s-20s than I do with those of my own age as a result.
Anyway, my daily life is pretty straightforward:
Anyway, apart from all of this, from time to time I get to come into contact with interesting figures in Canada's literary-historical establishment. I've had some delightful beers with Tim Cook, taken tea/sherry/all sorts of hospitality with the amazing Peter Neary, and been put in the company of the likes of Jack Granatstein, Gwynne Dyer and Jonathan Vance.
In all, my life is wonderful. I'm paid a living wage to do things I'd probably do for free, and in my spare time I get to interact with you lovely people. It's pretty good.
That could be the George Simpson McTavish mentioned here, who was involved with the Hudson Bay Company (and spent most of 40 years in some very isolated spots apparently). The Manitoba archives have some more info here. He retired in 1880 and could have been in the Quebec area. He even wrote an autobiography seen here.
Here are some good sources:
Books
Medical Botany (https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Botany-Plants-Affecting-Health/dp/0471628824/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494004860&sr=8-1&keywords=Medical+Botany)
Dewick’s Medicinal Natural Products (https://www.amazon.com/Medicinal-Natural-Products-Biosynthetic-Approach/dp/0470741678/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494004479&sr=1-1&keywords=medicinal+natural+products)
Biology of Plants (https://www.amazon.com/Raven-Biology-Plants-Ray-Evert/dp/1429219610/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1494004531&sr=8-3&keywords=biology+of+plants)
Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phyotherapy (https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Pharmacognosy-Phytotherapy-Michael-Heinrich/dp/070203388X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494004776&sr=8-1&keywords=fundamentals+of+pharmacognosy+and+phytotherapy)
Eating on the Wild Side
(https://www.amazon.com/Eating-Wild-Side-Pharmacologic-Implications/dp/0816520674/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1494006419&sr=1-1&keywords=eating+on+the+wild+side+nina+etkin)
The Origins of Human Diet and Medicine
(https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Human-Diet-Medicine-Chemical/dp/0816516871/ref=pd_sbs_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0816516871&pd_rd_r=ATDC8YB48N1H2TS7X84C&pd_rd_w=zYebJ&pd_rd_wg=zAAqF&psc=1&refRID=ATDC8YB48N1H2TS7X84C)
Florida Ethnobotany
(https://www.amazon.com/Florida-Ethnobotany-Daniel-F-Austin/dp/0849323320/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494006266&sr=8-1&keywords=florida+ethnobotany)
Native American Ethnobotany
(https://www.amazon.com/Native-American-Ethnobotany-Daniel-Moerman/dp/0881924539/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494006230&sr=8-1&keywords=native+american+ethnobotany)
African Ethnobotany in the Americas (https://www.amazon.com/African-Ethnobotany-Americas-Robert-Voeks/dp/1461408350/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494006185&sr=8-1&keywords=african+ethnobotany)
Traveling Cultures and Plants: The Ethnobiology and Ethnopharmacy of Human Migrations
(https://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Cultures-Plants-Ethnopharmacy-Environmental-ebook/dp/B00EDY6AVM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494006139&sr=8-1&keywords=traveling+cultures+and+plants)
Plants, People and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany
(https://www.amazon.com/Plants-Culture-Paperback-Michael-2005-12-23/dp/B01NH01YZP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1494005994&sr=8-1&keywords=balick+and+cox)
Websites
Quave Research Group (http://etnobotanica.us/)
Emory Herbarium (https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/emoryherbarium/)
National Center for Complementary and Integrated Health ( https://nccih.nih.gov/)
National Center for Natural Products Research (https://pharmacy.olemiss.edu/ncnpr/)
Center for Natural Product Technologies at UIC (http://cenapt.pharm.uic.edu/)
Journal of Natural Products (http://pubs.acs.org/journal/jnprdf)
American Society of Pharmacognosy (http://www.pharmacognosy.us/)
Society for Economic Botany (http://www.econbot.org/)
Economic Botany (http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/plant+sciences/journal/12231)
US National Librar(y of Medicine’s PubMed (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed)
Tropicos (http://www.tropicos.org/)
International Plant Names Index (http://www.ipni.org)
WHO Guidelines on Good Agricultural and Collection Practices for Medicinal Plants (http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js4928e/)
Convention on Biological Diversity (https://www.cbd.int/)
Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the USA (https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/)
Opinion of herbal healing books:
Herbal healing books run the full gamut from remedies based on anecdotal evidence to remedies that have been subjected to some level of scientific testing. As with anything else, you would be well advised to check the credibility of the sources used.
Hi mate, the word you may be looking for is "desertion", the common shirking-of-duty charge - I can't find any instances of American sailors engaging in mutiny during the time you've asked about. During the second world war over 21,000 American soldiers were charged in courts martial for desertion, 49 death sentences were handed out, and only one poor lad was executed for the crime.
Private Eddie Slovik is the only American soldier executed for desertion since their Civil War. He was a replacement in the Western Front, and got a rough deal. From his own confession (all sic'd):
"I was so scared nerves and trembling that at the time the other replacements moved out I couldn’t move. I stayed their in my fox hole till it was quite and I was able to move. I then walked in town. Not seeing any of our troops so I stayed over night at a French hospital. The next morning I turned myself over to the Canadian Provost Corp. After being with them six weeks I was turned over to American M.R They turned me lose. I told my commanding officer my story. I said that if I had to go out their again Id run away. He said their was nothing he could do for me so I ran away again AND ILL RUN AWAY AGAIN IF I HAVE TO GO OUT THEIR."
His court martial from beginning to the death sentence being handed down was under two hours long. He did himself no favors by confessing to the charge and saying he'd do it again.
Under appeal, it was the opinion of the panel that "He has directly challenged the authority of the government, and future discipline depends upon a resolute reply to this challenge. If the death penalty is ever to be imposed for desertion, it should be imposed in this case, not as a punitive measure nor as retribution, but to maintain that discipline upon which alone an army can succeed against the enemy."
He was shot three weeks after his conviction. This book should cover just about everything involved with the case; and as mentioned, Pvt. Slovik is the only American executed for desertion since 1865.
To add on to this excellent response: It is not even an entire race (because human is the race), it is how many hundreds of Nations. Those nations predominately targeted in the Shoah/Holocaust were Jews and Romani... those targeted in the many hundreds of American Genocides are how many hundreds of nations from how many hundreds of countries
Yes, you should feel bad, as anyone should looking back on the German Holocaust. You should also look to learn–like exactly what you are doing. But it is very important to understand the scale of the atrocities and the degree to which they are hidden, erased and otherwise shuffled under the rug
What happened and is happening on this continent (Turtle Island, aka North America) is akin to many numerous Holocausts in many ways because of the multiplicity of atrocities that have occurred over how many generations at this point. Further, the degree to which OP you know about the German Holocaust, Jews and Romani, the countries involved and the nations harmed and targeted... what do you know about the nations who suffered under the hands of Americans and Canadians and Mexicans? Or about the countries that were invaded, occupied, settled and colonised? Can you name any country like you can name Germany, Poland and Israel?
We need truth before reconciliation, so please please please explore the Truth behind why "Wasn't it your tribes fighting amongst themselves in a dog eat dog world as it was?" is as wrong as it is. The resources are there, read books like: Unsettling Canada or Secwépemc People, Land, and Laws or American Genocide or many others... Find out about what Indigenous country you live in... or at least which country's territories got stolen, ceded or sold away. Learn about the language and their neighbours and if they spoke and/or speak a sign language (which is akin in every way to an oral language, but there is a concerted effort to erase sign languages so, like, special category). Read the Truth and Reconciliation's report and 94 Recommendations and take to heart why they were made
Take the time to learn.
Take the time to mourn.
Take the time to act.
repeat
Learning is imperative and what you are doing. Learn about the countries, the nations, their languages, their histories. But every single Indigenous nation on Turtle Island has been severely harmed by colonisation and genocide.. so, like when learning about the horrors of the Shoah, take the time to mourn, to digest, to accept what has happened. There is no use denying nor is there use trying to move past it without this step. But the final is most important, take what you learn and do something with it.. even if that something is as simple as passing on the little knowledge you learned to a neighbour or parent
This is a very broad topic, and difficult to encapsulate in a few lines, but I'll give it a go. I spent about eight years of my life dedicated to this pursuit. I got a degree in bio and worked as a field botanist for years. I tutored it, etc etc.
There is a lot of conflicting information out there, even within the confines of structured and scientific botany. Species aren't neat little packages that many would like to believe, there are hybrid complexes and recent, yet unstable, specialization events that lead to distinct morphologies but the ability to interbreed.
Practically, you want to discern species A from B so that you may harvest one for a particular purpose. Some groups of plants are easy to ID (e.g. Brassicaceae), and relatively safe to utilize, where others (e.g. Apiaceae) contain both extremely beneficial AND deadly toxic species.
Yet, to get to the level of comfort and mastery where you can discern a poisonous plant from a nutritional plant that differs only in the number of stamens or the position of the ovule, it takes years of dedication. Ask yourself how committed to this you are? The consequences of mis-identification can be severe.
Now, past the disclaimer.
To begin this pursuit, you must, odviously, start with the basics. That is learning plant groups. Start coarse and work your way into more fine distinctions. Begin with this text book. It is well written and gives you all of the primary info. It is well written and concise and one of the few text books you that is highly readable. Botany is laden with terminology, and this book is invaluable for that.
Next, you need a flora. Just a quick search (i live in a different biota) yields this website / information. This is a group that you can trust. If you live near, you may attend some of their field trips or lectures. This is the inner circle of botanists in your area and the ones that probably have the info you are looking into. But, most botanists are in it for intellectual masturbation, so keep the uses out of the discussion or you will be shunned (some are more accepting than others).
A couple of other books that are credible, exhaustive, and useful for your purposes are this and this. Lets face it, the indigenous cultures of this continent knew what they were doing long before we Europeanized the landscape. Also try this and this is the definitive guide for European transplants (many of which are naturalized and invasive but nonetheless useful to us).
Any questions, I'd be happy to answer to the best of my ability.
Hey, so the last thing I want to do is be one of those Reddit know-it-alls.
It's just that the British troops who burned down the while house staged out of Bermuda. They had arrived in Bermuda not too long before after kicking some Napoleonic ass at Waterloo. None of them were British troops from Canada.
It's not just a technicality. Canadian troops just weren't present for the burning of Washington. There were plenty of great battles in the war of 1812 that Canadian troops did participate in. I think that trying to take credit for something in which Canadian troops weren't involved makes us look bad, and takes away from the battles where we were involved because not as many people hear about them.
A couple of interesting ones were the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the capture of Fort Niagara.
If anyone is looking for a relatively recent book about the war, I found The Civil War of 1812 to be an interesting take on the whole thing.
It really depends on what type of climbing you enjoy: adventure, sport, mountaineering, etc.
Here are some of my favourites:
If you like alpinism and want to learn how pathetic and weak willed you are compared to Steve House, check out Beyond the Mountain. Great book. Dude has insane ethics that make me feel bad for clipping bolts.
If you're more into big wall climbing and how it fits in with life lessons, The Push by Tommy Caldwell is phenomenal. He really throws it all out there and gives you an insight as to just how hard he worked to free the Dawn Wall and all the lessons that came with it.
If you want a really well written account of one of climbing's most bizarre controversies, The Tower by Kelly Cordes was one of my favourites this year. It gives a back-and-forth history and insight into climbing Cerro Torre and really gives a glimpse into life in Patagonia and the history of climbing Torre.
If you're a big dreamer and history nut, The Bold and The Cold gives first hand stories of the first ascents of some of the biggest routes in Canada. From the Bugaboos to Robson, it's a fantastic read and really gets you longing to get out out there.
Eiger Dreams was a fantastic collection of unrelated short stories centering around climbing and mountaineer. Some big characters and bigger adventures that are well told by the same author (and climber!) that gave us Into the Wild.
And finally, I recommend The Calling by Barry Blanchard for no other reason than it's a really well written account of the life of a fading alpinist in the Canadian Rockies.
Hope this helps!
Bonus recommendation: not climbing related, but a really great read for anyone who loves the outdoors: The Names of the Stars is a fantastic book that follows the personal account of a retired Park Ranger who spents 5 months alone in the wilderness of Montana watching fish eggs. It's a boring premise but the author is so vivid with his descriptions and shows the connection between us and the wild. I read it in a day, it was that good.
Nah, they were liberated before it was ever flown.
Check out the book written by one of the prisoners at Colditz cataloguing every escape attempt made from Colditz during the war.
I believe this was the first book I read about it. A little while later I came across this book written by the German Security Officer for the camp, which confirmed a lot of the original stories and added a few more to the history of the place. I haven't read this one yet but I've heard good things about it. Now that I'm thinking about it all again I may just pick this last one up myself.
This is a great read about their relationship:
https://www.amazon.ca/Three-Nights-Havana-Pierre-Trudeau-ebook/dp/B0055DLZH4
Study, I dunno. I like to listen to books about nuclear science, nuclear power, weapons, accidents and the like while I'm driving. I don't do many fiction books.
While it may not be studying, learning about the world around you can help expand your mind and keep it active while you're focusing on the road. I've listened to these books a few times over by now.
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First Nation? Second Thoughts by Tom Flanagan is probably the most representative book on the conservative (small c) view of Indigenous issues; I know some people have a negative opinion towards Flanagan, but this work is great by most academic standards and I think it's a must read for anyone interested in Indigenous issues.
Citizens Plus: Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State by Alan Cairns. This was Cairns response to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal's people. Again, I think it's a must read to learn more about the various perspectives about Indigenous issues.
Wasase: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom by Taiaiake Alfred. Alfred is probably the most "extreme" in terms of his vision for Indigenous peoples in Canada, but he's a must read.
Unjust Society by Harold Cardinal. This book provides the greatest insight into why the White Paper was met with opposition from Indigenous peoples and to Indigenous issues in general (it's a little older, but if you were to read one book out of all the ones I recommended this would be it)
Governing from the Centre: The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics by Donald Savoie. I haven't read this one yet (I hope to soon) so I can't speak to how it is, but I've been told it's a great book. It basically looks at how the federal government has become increasingly centralized into the PMO
EDIT: If you go to university/college and have free access to academic journals you should look in those. There are so many interesting articles and are less time consuming than books. Here's a directory of open access journals, but keep in mind not all of these journals are of "top quality"
In English, Jane Jacobs' book: https://www.amazon.com/Question-Separatism-Quebec-Struggle-Sovereignty/dp/1926824067
A very good read.
The Civil War of 1812 looks like a good book. I haven't read it, but caught a reading on C-Span a while back. He talked about the invasion of Toronto, and a lot of that war took place in the area (I think). If nothing else, it's a good look into the complicated and nuanced relations between Britons, Americans, and Canadians that you probably didn't get in your obligatory mention of the war in grade school (I think all they told us was that the Brits were jealous of us and burned the White House).
http://www.amazon.com/The-Civil-War-1812-American/dp/0679776737
There is a decent book on this as well
It covers the whole gambit all the first responders who died, and the victims families who could not see the bodies do to the extreme amount of radiation.
In the order that I would rank them--
Lament for a Nation by George Grant
While Canada Slept: How We Lost Our Place in the World by Andrew Cohen
The Friendly Dictatorship by Jeffrey Simpson
EDIT: These are particularly Canadian politics reads.
I read a captivating book about this when I was younger: The Execution of Private Slovik. http://www.amazon.com/Execution-Private-Slovik-William-Bradford/dp/1594160031
Jack Granatstein wrote a book about it, it is worth checking out if you get a chance.
One of my favourites is The Armada by Garrett Mattingly. Exceptionally well written and entertaining, very well researched but accessible to a general audience. Bit difficult to find these days, but you should be able to order it online.
And there's lots of interesting stuff in Canadian history! If you're interested in comemorating the centennial of the First World War, I suggest reading At the Sharp End by Tim Cook, about the Canadian Corps from 1914-16. The sequel, Shock Troops, covers 1916-18. Both very well written, engaging and well researched. Prepare for some disturbing and heartbreaking stuff though.
I have not read it, but Greg Malone's book is supposed to be good ...
https://www.amazon.ca/Dont-Tell-Newfoundlanders-Newfoundlands-Confederation/dp/0307401332
Thomas King's excellent The Inconvenient Indian is readable, funny, informative, and covers the basics:
https://www.amazon.ca/Inconvenient-Indian-Curious-Account-America/dp/0385664214
The first volume of the report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples is also fairly well written and has the advantage of being online and free:
https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/aboriginal-heritage/royal-commission-aboriginal-peoples/Pages/final-report.aspx
For more Canadian conservative sources, how about George Grant and Dalton Camp?
It's incredibly easy to find articles about this. Here's one. And there's even an entire book: The Canadian War on Queers: National Security as Sexual Regulation.
Being an Ontarian myself, I'm not as familiar with East Coast artists but I love Hey Rosetta!, Great Big Sea, and Rick Mercer.
I'm honoured to say that I read a book at a young age that described the heroic sacrifice of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Their sacrifices to King and Country will never be forgotten in my books.
Here's an interesting book on the referendum that decided Newfoundland's place in Confederation: Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders: The True Story of Newfoundland's Confederation with Canada
Awesome man, everyone should learn these histories! Another really good book about the US relationship with indigenous peeps is "The Inconvenient Indian" by Thomas King http://www.amazon.ca/The-Inconvenient-Indian-Curious-Account/dp/0385664214
I can tell you that the Canadian Government has had a "military veteran's memory project " for about 30 years, to record and save personal audio interviews with men who served in the Canadian military in both of the World wars, and Korea.
Link to it here.
First War. http://www.thememoryproject.com/stories/WWI
Second War here. http://www.thememoryproject.com/stories/WWII
Canada also has the most complete archive of WW1 materials of all the nations that were involved. We have the military records of every one of the men that served in the CEF, all on digital records, available on line to any one that is interested .
link. here. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/personnel-records.aspx
And finally here is a suggestion for a book.
Ghosts have warm hands . by Will Bird, who was a Canadian soldier during the Great War. He was a perceptive and observant man. His book is required reading in many Canadian history courses. It is still available as a used book on Amazon.ca
link here. https://www.amazon.ca/Ghosts-have-warm-hands-1916-1919/dp/1896979009
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Get the book "Dont Tell the Newfoundlanders". It discusses how Newfoundland was treated like a playing chip by the Brits and the crooked politics that took place in her joining Canada. It is extremely thorough. If you are a newfoundlander, your blood may boil while reading it.
https://www.amazon.ca/Dont-Tell-Newfoundlanders-Newfoundlands-Confederation/dp/0307401332
One more book and I can't recommend this highly enough:
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Devil-Brigade-Special-Service/dp/0935553509
This is probably the most fascinating book I've ever read.
I can think of a couple reasons. Firstly, up until right about now, the military has been very much about your sexuality. If you are not straight, you are not welcome in this career. In fact, this is still a reasonably commonly held belief one comes across. The courts forced the policy change in 1992 after it was challenged. And by a fucking courageous member at that. But, through the 50s up and until the late-1990s, the apparatus of the state was focused on finding and interrogating suspected gays in the public service, military and RCMP as they were threats to national security. The 1950s and 1960s it was worse, at the time of McCarthyism, As being homosexual was lawfully a criminal mental illness and was deemed such a threat to national security a whole apparatus was concocted to surveil and interrogate anyone suspected of being gay. The RCMP had a database of thousands of public servants and CF/RCMP members suspected of being gay- at least 9,000- and thousands lost their jobs. These people are still alive. This era gave rise to the Fruit machine. Can you imagine being accompanied by an MP to some interrogating room, strapped to a dentist chair to watch porn to pass that test?! I can imagine the stress of that making my heart rate go up; Oh hey, this guys a fag. This was ended in the late 1960s, after being used for over 20 years, but then after, CFAO 19-20 became the policy of both the military and the public service (to lesser degree):
> The investigation of the suspect's private live will start with a complete search of his apartment or quarters without any warrant. Then the Military Police will visit the schools attended, discuss with friends, co-workers, etc. asking direct and embarrassing questions. At the end of the investigation, the suspect was interrogated without any legal assistance. The job of the MP interrogators (all NCO's) was to extract a confession and the names of other military suspects. A confession was the crucial proof needed to issue a discharge from the Canadian Armed Forces. On his confession, the gay military had to sign that he was "not under duress" or "I was not coerced". Before being released, he was given a two-weeks medical counselling on how to cure his "illness". If a gay, or wrongfully suspected straight member would persist denying during the humiliating MP interrogations, he could not be released from the C.A.F. as they would have been unable to prove anything. However a letter was sent to his Commanding officer with a copy in his file, stating that he was "suspected" of homosexuality (not "accused"). That "suspicion" will follow the member from base to base throughout his career. Source: The Canadian War on Queers: National Security as Sexual Regulation
How one can claim the military isn’t about sexuality is beyond me. Up and until now, it has very much been. Rules, code, investigations, interrogations, and people employed for this very reason- to move the wheels of this apparatus of state. From the 1950s-2000 essentially, for over 50 years, a career in the military was officially about your sexuality. Being straight was a requirement of employment.
Another reason I can think of is recruitment. Do you know how often I tell people I’ve always wanted to join the CAF, and young people should consider it to, I get a negative response along the lines of they're gonna get raped, beat up or hazed. It’s disgustingly common. Again, not most of the time. But it’s reasonably commonly held response among young people. That and the CAF is for backwater fuckup hicks who can’t get a job anywhere else.
It's wrong. But then again, the most up voted belief in this thread is this is done just to 'cover your ass' from allegations of being.. what.. backwater hicks? Being accused of what it was 15 years ago? Being accused of what it still is in hushed voices and not so hushed in some?
Now I'm gonna go listen to some Cherry Beach Express- you know that great Canadian punk song chronically the days when the TPS would take gays and other people out and beat them up in the dark, you know, less 20 years ago. Till a guy died in 52 division, someone sued and people started asking questions. Seriously this was a common non-secret in the 80s it became a hit radio song in Toronto lol!
>That's why you're riding on the Cherry Beach Express
Your ribs are broken and your face is in a mess
And we strongly suggest you confess, I confess
I confess, I am mystified by the way you're occupied
I confess, I am horrified, why are you so terrified?
Does the pain get any less if I confess?
Sounds like he should start by reading The Inconvenient Indian if he really knows that little about the issues with scrapping the Indian Act.
Here is one: https://www.mqup.ca/blog/secwepemc-people-land-laws/
Here is another one: https://www.amazon.ca/Unsettling-Canada-National-Wake-Up-Call-ebook/dp/B012XYFJHO
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Another: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1442614714/?coliid=I3P3FGFUIK7RFG&colid=3VO89QG4XNLG3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
One more: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0888646402/?coliid=I2843W2GF6U9NS&colid=3VO89QG4XNLG3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
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One: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0822330210/?coliid=I1SEHQBGT2K6CT&colid=3VO89QG4XNLG3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Another: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0803282869/?coliid=IHTY3OT3VU8CZ&colid=3VO89QG4XNLG3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
Last one: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0773547436/?coliid=ITIW0V5V1H7TR&colid=3VO89QG4XNLG3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
It depends on soil type and moisture levels. Most of of those are indeed old world plants, though most of them can thrive in arid climates with water and proper soil. There are also many native analogues (same genus different species), and that book is a good jumping off point for their qualities.
For more regional herbals, this guy got me started. Or if you want the encyclopedia, this is unrivaled. There are more. But all of these, including Grieves, tells different parts of the same story.
For World War 1:
At the Sharp End By Tim Cook, well written and very interesting https://www.amazon.ca/Sharp-End-One-Canadians-1914-1916/dp/0670067342
(At the Sharp End is 1914-1916, and his second book Shock Troops is 1917-1918)
If you want an Afghanistan based novel read Wounded by Eric Walters, more of a teen novel (it's relatively short) but it's about a JTF2 sniper who comes home to his family and suffers from PTSD.
In case you want to balance out the social agendas being pushed in history classes in the schoolroom.
http://www.amazon.ca/Killed-Canadian-History-Revised-Edition/dp/0002008955
The Bold and Cold is a good read: https://www.amazon.ca/Bold-Cold-History-Classic-Canadian/dp/1771601159
Who Killed Canadian History? is a good start.
Meanwhile, Canada has had delightful business relations with Cuba, and Trudeau The Former said Castro is his "besty".
www.amazon.com/Three-Nights-Havana-Pierre-Trudeau-ebook/dp/B0055DLZH4
www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/cuba
This is most likely the book you're looking for: https://www.amazon.com/Colditz-Story-P-R-Reid/dp/0760346518
The escape attempt you are describing was a French officer that tried to escape from Colditz Castle. The author Pat Reid was a British Army officer.
Sorry for the delay! So there are a few interesting places to start. I do want to warn you that I'm not a military historian. I'm a social historian who studies the causes and effects that events have on a society at large. So when I study war, I don't really study the battles, but rather the effects battles or wars have on societies. As a result, the books I am about to recommend aren't going to be ones that solely focus on warfare, but rather discuss the war, its battles, but also their effects on society.
Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 by Fred Andersen is pretty much the academic standard on the French and Indian War. Like most academic books focusing on warfare during this time period, Andersen will also talk about all aspects of the war, including civil affairs.
War & society in the American Revolution by John Resch and Walter Sargent feature a collection of essays that deal with all aspects of the war. Warning, this is a very academic piece but it's incredibly fascinating. It talks about all aspects of the war and it's impacts on societies at large (which is something you seemed to be interested in).
Another book I am reading currently is actually pretty new. It's called American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 but one of the most dominant historians in the field; Alan Taylor. I haven't finished it yet, but it does one of the best jobs of discussing the American Revolution from so many different perspectives -- something you may find interesting.
Another Alan Taylor book that discusses war is The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies. Taylor once again discusses the multifaceted struggles of war, and shows how dynamic it is.
Please let me know if you have any other questions. I will make sure I respond quicker this time!
Just finished reading this book and I have to admit it sounds pretty convincing.
[SPOILER] No treasure, only tar.
Here's the first edition ... https://www.amazon.com/Oak-Island-Mystery-Solved/dp/1772060089/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1573649334&refinements=p_27%3AJoy+A.+Steele&s=books&sr=1-4&text=Joy+A.+Steele
There's unfortunately for you very, very little English documentation on the topic if you exclude the crap you tend to see in English Canadian papers.
The best English book on it is probably still the 30 years old The Question of Separatism : Quebec and the Struggle over Sovereignty
It makes lots of parallels with Norway's independence process (process which was successful for them). If you want not to come up with the same old tired point of view, that might be a good start.
"Ghosts Have Warm Hands" by Will R. Bird provides a starkly frank memoir from the point of view of an ordinary Canadian Soldier.
I also went to great lengths to ensure the story and character's combat experiences within "Killing is a Sin" was as authentic as possible.
I happen to know like, a ridiculous amount on Canadian Queer History, thanks to personal interest and this book:
http://www.amazon.ca/Canadian-War-Queers-National-Regulation/dp/0774816287
I did a project on it for my Historical Theory class last year. Final project was to take the book and create a historical monument/primary source. If anyone wants to hear more, it was essentially a walking tour of gay spaces in Ottawa (where I live/go to school), and their history.
Also, the monument at the Canadian War Museum is incorrect, the Fruit Machine employed by the Mounties never used an E-Meter.
triflingknave wrote:
Ummm...what? economic stagnation and unemployment are huge problems on reserves, are they not? Pretty sure that (along with the corruption of tyrannical chiefs) is at the root of the problem.
I highly recommend this book. Might open your mind to some alternative solutions other than just throwing money at the problem (something thats been tried, and failed)
Lament for a Nation by George Grant is one I quite enjoyed reading. It was interesting to a perspective on the aspects of Canadian society that were left behind after the Liberals' modernization of Canada in the late 1960's.
Ummm...what? economic stagnation and unemployment are huge problems on reserves, are they not? Pretty sure that (along with the corruption of tyrannical chiefs) is at the root of the problem.
I highly recommend this book. Might open your mind to some alternative solutions other than just throwing money at the problem (something thats been tried, and failed)