History

★ A Short History of the Blockade: Giant Beavers, Diplomacy, and Regeneration in Nishnaabewin

Scholar, writer, and artist Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg of Alderville First Nation) offers her distinctive Nishnaabeg storytelling in this year’s instalment of the Kreisel Lecture Series, entitled A Short History of the Blockade. ... Read More »

March 4, 2021 | Filed under: History, Reviews

The Third Man: Churchill, Roosevelt, Mackenzie King, and the Untold  Friendships That Won WWII

By Neville Thompson

The diaries of Canada’s 10th prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, have been used to analyze Canada at a critical time in its history, as well as his own politics and personal life. Neville Thompson, ... Read More »

February 22, 2021 | Filed under: History, Reviews

Her Name Was Margaret:  Life and Death on the Streets

By Denise Davy

In January 1993, Denise Davy met a woman whose brief acquaintance would shape the next two-and-a-half decades of her life. Davy, then a reporter for the Hamilton Spectator, was spending the night at a shelter ... Read More »

February 11, 2021 | Filed under: History, Reviews

War: How Conflict Shaped Us

By Margaret MacMillan

War has been, and continues to be, a key element of human history. There is archaeological evidence that we have always used violence both to make gains and defend ourselves. In her new book, War: ... Read More »

January 11, 2021 | Filed under: History, Reviews

★ Because They Were Women: The Montreal Massacre

By Josée Boileau; Chantal Bilodeau (trans.)

Anyone who has ever attended a vigil on Dec. 6 knows that there’s a certain protocol to be followed when remembering the victims of the Montreal Massacre: speeches are made about gender-based violence, both in ... Read More »

November 9, 2020 | Filed under: History, Memoir & Biography

★ On the Cusp of Contact: Gender, Space, and Race in the Colonization of British Columbia

By Jean Barman

Jean Barman has written about the history of B.C. for more than 30 years and has won multiple awards, but fans of her work have had to track down her shorter essays in individual journals. ... Read More »

June 15, 2020 | Filed under: History, Reviews

Before the Parade: A History of Halifax’s Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities 1972–1984

By Rebecca Rose

“Though we never met, in many ways Anne Fulton is the reason I am writing this book.” That is the opening of the preface for this thorough and intimate history of the first 12 years ... Read More »

May 28, 2020 | Filed under: History, Reviews

★ The Abortion Caravan: When Women Shut Down the Government in the Battle for the Right to Choose

By Karin Wells

Not many Canadians remember – or ever knew – the story of the Abortion Caravan, a group of women who drove from Vancouver to Ottawa in the spring of 1970 to challenge Canada’s abortion laws. ... Read More »

May 4, 2020 | Filed under: History, Reviews

Gorgeous War: The Branding War Between the Third Reich and the United States

By Tim Blackmore

In his new book, author Tim Blackmore compares the way Germany and the U.S. branded themselves during the Second World War. One country was an evil dictatorship; the other a celebrated democracy. Given this reality, ... Read More »

December 5, 2019 | Filed under: History, Reviews

Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini’s Rome

By Taras Grescoe

In Possess the Air, author Taras Grescoe takes us on a tour of Rome in the early years of fascist Italy. While the main focus is on people who resisted, the unexpected character is the ... Read More »

December 2, 2019 | Filed under: History

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