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A Short History of Canada

By Desmond Morton

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A Short History of Canada

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Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The trick is to find a history that is so absorbing you will want to read it from beginning to end. With this book, Desmond Morton, one of Canada's most noted and highly respected historians, shows how the choices we can make at the dawn of the 21st century have been shaped by history. Morton is keenly aware of the links connecting our present, our past, and our future, and in one compact and engrossing volume he pulls off the remarkable feat of bringing it all together - from the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans to the failure of the Charlottetown accord and Jean Chretien's third term as prime minister. His acute observations on the Diefenbaker era, the effects of the post-war influx of immigrants, the flag debate, the baby boom, the Trudeau years and the constitutional crisis, the Quebec referendum, and the rise of the Canadian Alliance all provide an invaluable background to understanding the way Canada works today.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
6
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2006-06-20
Publication Date:
2006-06-30
Publisher:
MCCLELLAND & STEWART
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0771064802
ISBN13:
9780771064807
Weight:
494 g
Height:
142 cm
Width:
218 cm
Thickness:
31 cm
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