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50 Canadians Who Changed the World

The humble list is having a major media moment. The success of Buzzfeed, a news and culture site that has embraced the list form, has pushed established news outlets (such as the CBC and The ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: History

The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War in Afghanistan

By Graeme Smith

“We lost the war in southern Afghanistan and it broke my heart.” The first sentence of The Dogs Are Eating Them Now announces that Graeme Smith, a foreign correspondent for The Globe and Mail who ... Read More »

October 21, 2013 | Filed under: History

What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five

By Stephen Kimber

The history of U.S. efforts to undermine and overthrow Fidel Castro is chock full of bizarre assassination plots, economic sanctions, and enough bush-league spycraft to make for dozens of satirical TV series. While there have ... Read More »

September 27, 2013 | Filed under: History

Flight of the Eagle: A Strategic History of the United States

By Conrad Black

At more than 700 pages, Flight of the Eagle, the latest work of history from Conrad Black, is both bloated and seriously blinkered, especially when recounting the events of recent decades. It offers few new ... Read More »

August 16, 2013 | Filed under: History

They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School

By Bev Sellars

As Canadians slowly begin to acknowledge the atrocities of the government-funded, church-operated Indian residential schools of the 19th and 20th centuries, Bev Sellars, Chief of the Xat’sull First Nation in Williams Lake, B.C., feels she ... Read More »

August 16, 2013 | Filed under: History

★ Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation

By John Boyko

Confederation may be one of the best-known events in Canadian history, with countless volumes devoted to the subject. Despite this, historian John Boyko manages to find a fresh lens through which to examine this foundational ... Read More »

July 8, 2013 | Filed under: History

Black Loyalists: Southern Settlers of Nova Scotia’s First Free Black Community

By Ruth Holmes Whitehead

At the outset of the American Revolution, the British governor of Virginia issued a proclamation declaring that slaves of American rebels would be freed if they joined royal forces attempting to restore order. This was ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: History

The History of Montréal: The Story of a Great North American City

By Paul-André Linteau; Peter McCambridge, trans.

Paul-André Linteau’s history of Montreal is such a slim volume, written in such plain language, it runs the risk of being dismissed as a primer. But that would underestimate the author’s ability to distill crucial ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: History

The Legacy of Tiananmen Square

By Michel Cormier; Jonathan Kaplansky, trans.

Given China’s undeniable importance on the world stage, it is not surprising that a robust literature on this complex country is emerging. Of particular interest to Western observers is the Communist Party’s seeming success at ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: History

★ Unlikely Radicals: The Story of the Adams Mine Dump War

By Charlie Angus

The Adams Mine controversy is a David and Goliath story that has popped in and out of the media for the past 20 years. It began in 1989, when metropolitan Toronto, bursting at the seams ... Read More »

March 12, 2013 | Filed under: History

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50 Canadians Who Changed the World

The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Our War in Afghanistan

What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five

Flight of the Eagle: A Strategic History of the United States

They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School

★ Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation

Black Loyalists: Southern Settlers of Nova Scotia’s First Free Black Community

The History of Montréal: The Story of a Great North American City

The Legacy of Tiananmen Square

★ Unlikely Radicals: The Story of the Adams Mine Dump War

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