1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910466141103321

Titolo

The frontier of patriotism : Alberta and the First World War / / edited by Adriana A. Davies and Jeff Keshen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Calgary, Alberta : , : University of Calgary Press, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-55238-836-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (610 p.)

Collana

Beyond Boundaries : Canadian Defence and Strategic Studies, , 1925-2919

Disciplina

971.2302

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Canada

Electronic books.

Alberta History 1905-1945

Alberta History, Military 20th century

Alberta Social conditions 1905-1945

Canada History 1914-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Series page; Full title page; Copyright page; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; TIMELINE; SECTION ONE: Albertans at War: The Military; Colour Insert; An Old Soldier Fades Away: Major General Sir Sam Steele in the First World War; Raymond Brutinel and the Genesis of Modern Mechanized Warfare; While You Were Away: Alberta's First World War Aviation History; Building on the Home Front: Armouries and Other Infrastructure; Aboriginal Alberta and the First World War; The Experiences of Lethbridge Men Overseas, 1914-1918; Sid Unwin's War; Alberta Remittance Men in the Great War

The Effects of the First World War on the Franco-European Immigrants of AlbertaThe Little Institution that Could: The University of Alberta and the First World War; The Gospel of Sacrifice: Lady Principal Nettie Burkholder and Her Boys at the Front; Medical Contributions of Albertans in the First World War: Rising to the Challenge; Harold and Emma McGill: A War-Front Love Story; Private Stephen Smith and His



Trench Art Belts; SECTION TWO: The Home Front: Context and Meaning; Enthusiasm Embattled: Alberta 1916; Ordinary Life in Alberta in the First World War

"O valiant hearts who to your glory came": Protestant Responses to Alberta's Great WarAlberta Women in the First World War: A Genius for Organization; Armageddon: Alberta Newspapers and the Outbreak of the Great War, 1914; Edmonton's Local Heroes; Voices of War: The Press and the Personal; From Local to National: Pictorial Propaganda in Alberta during the First World War; The Great War and Labour in Alberta; The Great Western Garment Company during the First World War; The Bosworth Expedition: An Early Petroleum Survey; SECTION THREE: Communities at War; Edmonton and the Great War

The First World War as a Local Experience: Mobilization, Citizen Voluntary Support, and Memorializing the Sacrifice in Lethbridge, AlbertaRed Deer and the First World War; Threads of Life: The 1917 Waskatenau Signature Quilt; Calgary's Grand Theatre in the Great War; Student Life on the University of Alberta Campus during the First World War; Mobilizing Mount Royal: Capturing Campus Contributions to the Great War; Under Siege: The CEF Attack on the RNWMP Barracks in Calgary, October 1916

Canada's First National Internment Operations and the Search for Sanctuary in the Ukrainian Labour Farmer Temple AssociationConscientious Objectors in Alberta in the First World War; SECTION FOUR: Aftermath; War, Public Health, and the 1918 "Spanish" Influenza Pandemic in Alberta; Applying Modernity: Local Government and the 1919 Federal Housing Scheme in Alberta; Soldier Settlement in Alberta, 1917-1931; First World War Centennial Commemoration in Alberta Museums; APPENDIX; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX; Back Cover



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911009220403321

Autore

Đuričković Milutin <1967->

Titolo

How the Twins Grew Up : A collection of short stories for children / / Milutin Djurickovic ; kuturikirwa muChiShona, Tendai Rinos Mwanaka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2018

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

0-7974-9690-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 PDF (iii, 69 pages))

Altri autori (Persone)

ĐuričkovićMilutin <1967->

Disciplina

896.3

Soggetti

Twins

Short stories.

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Kako su rasli blizanci.

Sommario/riassunto

This English/Shona edtion of How the Twins Grew Up brings authentic biographical stories of two twin brothers. The stories take place in their family circle, at school, at home or in the backyard. It is written as a realistic prose narrative with a humorous intonation, unexpected dramatic twists and interesting punch lines. The stories are short and concise, with effective endings and situations, full of laughter, caricature and absurdity. The book has been translated into 20 languages and has received several awards. For those who love humour and want to return to their childhood, these stories will come as a real refreshment and a unique artistic experience.