The first economic, military, and diplomatic history of the Plains Cree from contact with the Europeans in the 1670s to the disappearance of the buffalo from Cree lands by the 1870s, focussing on military and trade relations between 1790 and 1870. Milloy describes three...

Editeur : University of Manitoba Press
Parution : 1990-05-01

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This book provides a synthesis of social, demographic and economic change in Quebec City during the British regime, a period which saw the former French capital transformed into an English city with all the problems associated with rapidly growing urban centres....

Editeur : Mercury-Mercure
Parution : 1987-01-01

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This volume comprises a historical study of the Scottish urban elite of Quebec between 1780 and 1840 whose educational, religious, philanthropic, and economic institutions demonstrate a strong continuity with their homeland and resistance to cultural assimilation within...

Editeur : Mercury-Mercure
Parution : 1981-01-01

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A history of Kingston, Ontario, cabinetmakers from their heyday in the early nineteenth century to their decline by the end of that century. The author discusses sources of information pertaining to these individuals, the effect of various events on their businesses,...

Editeur : Mercury-Mercure
Parution : 1976-01-01

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This checklist of Toronto cabinet and chairmakers is published as an aid to and encouragement of further studies in the field of material history. It illustrates the variety and wealth of archival sources available for research, as well as the shortcomings of such...

Editeur : Mercury-Mercure
Parution : 1975-01-01

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The treatment of Native peoples in Canadian history texts is currently the subject of some debate. This paper analyses the treatment of authors who have written on the period prior to 1665 – a period of tremendous importance as this period of first contact was when many...

Editeur : Mercury-Mercure
Parution : 1974-01-01

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This brief study uses content analysis to provide a refreshing approach to understanding the experience of early Canadian pioneers. Published in English.

Editeur : Mercury-Mercure
Parution : 1973-01-01

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