History, Modern, 20th Century
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East York 1924-1997
Toronto's Garden of Eden by Alan Redway
The East York Foundation was originally created in April of 1965 by an Act of the Provincial Legislature. Prior to this, municipal administrators and politicians had worked together to establish a not for profit body to assist in preserving and...
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The Boyhood Adventures of Ernie Bill
by Ernie Bill (Ernest) Boehnert
Ernest Boehnert (Baynert) was born on a farm near Carry the Kettle First Nation and grew up in the town of Wolseley, Saskatchewan. He arrived at the end of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. This was a turbulent time in world...
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The Lewis Letters
The Exploits of a 20th Century Aviator and Adventurer by Pam McKenzie
Alexander Lewis played an active role in the seminal events of the 20th century. From the battlefields of WWI Europe to Northern Ireland and Palestine, from the Hudson Strait Expedition to WWII Ferry Command, these are his stories in his own...
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Averting An Iranian Geopolitical Crisis
A Tale of Power Play for Dominance Between Colonial Powers, Tribal and Government Actors in the Pre and Post World War One Era by H. RamHormozi
Caught between the Ottoman Empire to the west, the Russian sphere of influence in the north, and the British colonial territories in India and the Middle East, Iran at the end of the nineteenth century was a hotly contested strategic...
