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History and Current Events April 2017
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Ice ghosts : the epic hunt for the lost Franklin expedition
by Paul Watson
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author of Where War Lives and expedition member describes how an unlikely combination of marine science and Inuit knowledge helped solve the mystery of the lost Franklin expedition of 1845.
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Steal away home
by Karolyn Smardz Frost
Recounts the story of Cecelia Jane Reynolds who was born into bondage in Louisville, Kentucky, escaped to Canada in 1846 and ultimately returned to Louisville almost twenty years later.
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Victoria : the heart and mind of a young queen
by Helen Rappaport
A companion work to the television show "Victoria," blends correspondence to and from the queen with the history of the show to present an accurate exploration of inner workings of the young queen's court and life in Victorian England
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Vimy : The Battle and the Legend
by Tim Cook
An examination of the battle of Vimy Ridge and how memory of it has evolved over 100 years. Unlike any other battle in Canadian history, Vimy Ridge has been described as the "birth of the nation." But few historians have examined how, or why the battle continues to resonate with Canadians. The Vimy battle that began April 9, 1917, was the first time the four divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force fought together. Over 10,600 men were killed or injured over four days--twice the casualty rate of the Dieppe Raid in August 1942. With new material and photographs from official archives and private collections from across Canada and around the world, Cook not only brings the battle to life, but tells the story of Canadian identity.
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