A Short History of Canada by Desmond Morton

A Short History of Canada by Desmond Morton

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.

Morton, Desmond: -

Desmond Morton is one of Canada's most respected historians, author of over thirty-five books on Canada, including the popular A Short History of Canada. In 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 1985.

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ISBN 13	9780888302526
ISBN 10	0888302525
Titel	A Short History of Canada
Autor	Desmond Morton
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	McClelland & Stewart
Erscheinungsjahr	1999-07-01
Seitenanzahl	295
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.