{"product_id":"1945-book-ken-cuthbertson-9781443459358","title":"1945","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was a\u003cbr\u003ewatershed year for Canada and the world. 1945 set Canada on a bold course into\u003cbr\u003ethe future. A huge sense of relief marked the end of hostilities. Yet there\u003cbr\u003ewas also fear and uncertainty about the perilous new world that was unfolding in\u003cbr\u003ethe wake of the American decision to use the atomic bomb to bring the war in\u003cbr\u003ethe Pacific to a dramatic halt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the eve\u003cbr\u003eof WWII, the Dominion of Canada was a sleepy backwater still struggling to\u003cbr\u003eescape the despair of the Great Depression. But the war changed everything.\u003cbr\u003eAfter six long years of conflict, sacrifice and soul-searching, the country emerged\u003cbr\u003eonto the world stage as a modern, confident and truly independent nation no\u003cbr\u003elonger under the colonial sway of Great Britain. \u003cbr\u003eKen\u003cbr\u003eCuthbertson has written a highly readable narrative that commemorates the seventy-fifth\u003cbr\u003eanniversary of the end of WWII and chronicles\u003cbr\u003ethe events and personalities of a critical year that reshaped Canada. \u003cem\u003e1945: \u003cbr\u003eThe Year That Made Modern Canada\u003c\/em\u003e showcases the stories of people--some celebrated, some ordinary--who left their mark on the nation and helped\u003cbr\u003ecreate the Canada of today. \u003cbr\u003eThe author\u003cbr\u003eprofiles an eclectic group of Canadians, including eccentric prime minister Mackenzie\u003cbr\u003eKing, iconic hockey superstar Rocket Richard, business tycoon E. P. Taylor, Soviet\u003cbr\u003edefector Igor Gouzenko, the bandits of the Polka Dot Gang, crusading MP Agnes Macphail, \u003cbr\u003eand authors Gabrielle Roy and Hugh MacLennan, among many others. The book also\u003cbr\u003ecovers topics like the Halifax riots, war brides, the birth of Canada's beloved\u003cbr\u003esocial safety net, and the remarkable events that sparked the Cold War. \u003cem\u003e1945\u003c\/em\u003e is the unforgettable story of our\u003cbr\u003enation at the moment of its modern birth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50376483733777,"sku":"CIN1443459356G","price":13.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51328765133073,"sku":"CIN1443459356VG","price":11.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1443459356.jpg?v=1751178592","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/1945-book-ken-cuthbertson-9781443459358","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}