| A Traveller's History of Canada Contributor(s): Bothwell, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1566563860 ISBN-13: 9781566563864 Publisher: Interlink Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2010 Annotation: This historical book on Canada gives a survey of the country's past from the times when immigrants traveled across its lands over 15,000 years ago from Siberia to Alaska. It is then brought up to date with a profile of modern Canada, its successes, present difficulties and a prognosis for the future. Maps and line drawings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - Travel | Canada |
| Dewey: 971 |
| LCCN: 00053890 |
| Series: Traveller's History of Canada |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" (0.57 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Traveller's History of Canada gives a comprehensive survey of the country's past from the earliest times right through to the present. It begins with the first immigrants to arrive well over 15,000 years ago who traveled across a land bridge from Siberia to Alaska. These native cultures saw a succession of Westerners from the early, mainly unsuccessful Viking settlements, to the British and French in later centuries attempting to make life possible on what could be an inhospitable landscape. The European powers brought with them not only a thirst for land but also their own quarrels, which resulted in battles and skirmishes with each other, and with America after its independence. The battles continued into the twentieth century - but only on the cultural and language front between the French and English. The impact of the two world wars and its relationship with its brash neighbor, the U.S., are thoroughly discussed. The book is brought fully up to date with a profile of modern Canada, its successes, present difficulties and a prognosis for the new millennium. |