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Strangers at our gates : Canadian immigration and immigration policy, 1540-1990

In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define the character of Canadian immigrants over the centuries.

From telegrapher to Titan : the life of William C. Van Horne

First person : a biography of Cairine Wilson, Canada's first woman Senator

Cairine Wilson, Canada's first female senator, was one of nine children raised in an atmosphere of rugged Scots liberalism and strict presbyterianism by affluent Montreal parents in the late nineteenth century. She displayed an interest in politics early in life and through her father's position in the Senate, was befriended by many notable politicians of the period, including Sir Wilfrid Laurier, an experience that left a permanent mark on her. Her appointment to the Senate in 1930 was a historic and controversial event, and launched a political career rife with passion, commitment, and refor.

Online EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection

A new exhibition at Stanford Libraries reveals the many creative relationships that influenced R. Buckminster Fuller