The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our

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The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our Country

What does it mean to be a Canadian? What great ideas have changed our country? An award-winning writer casts her eye over our nationâ€™s history, highlighting some of our most important stories.

From the acclaimed historian Charlotte Gray comes a richly rewarding book about what it means to be Canadian. Readers already know Gray as an award-winning biographer, a writer who has brilliantly captured significant individuals and dramatic moments in our history. Now, in The Promise of Canada, she weaves together masterful portraits of nine influential Canadians, creating a unique history of our country.

What do these peopleâ€”from George-Ã‰tienne Cartier and Emily Carr to Tommy Douglas, Margaret Atwood, and Elijah Harperâ€”have in common? Each, according to Charlotte Gray, has left an indelible mark on Canada. Deliberately avoiding a top-down approach to history, Gray has chosen Canadiansâ€”some well-known, others less soâ€”whose ideas, she argues, have become part of our collective conversation about who we are as a people. She also highlights many other Canadians from all walks of life who have added to the ongoing debate, showing how our country has reinvented itself in every generation since Confederation, while at the same time holding to certain central beliefs.

Beautifully illustrated with evocative black-and-white historical images and colorful artistic visions, and written in an engaging style, The Promise of Canada is a fresh, thoughtful, and inspiring view of our historical journey. Opening doors into our past, present, and future with this masterful work, Charlotte Gray makes Canadaâ€™s history come alive and challenges us to envision the country we want to live in.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781476784687
ReleaseDate 2018-05-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476784687

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781476784687
ReleaseDate	2018-05-15
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476784687

The Promise of Canada: People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our Country

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