Canada A People's History - Volume One (Hard Cover)

This richly illustrated book tells the epic story of Canada from its earliest days to the arrival of the industrial age in the 1870s. This is the story of the people who created this vast nation. The courageous explorers who tracked the vast wilderness; the adventurous settlers, many of them exiles from their homelands; the native peoples, crucial allies in the Europeans' wars for possession of this land; the visionary politicians, and the shortsighted ones; but most of all the ordinary people who rose to the extraordinary challenge of building Canada. These people are all given voice here, their stories blending with accounts of the major events of the day. The book is based on the landmark CBC series of the same name. This book is in very good + condition with a glossy dust jacket with only minimal shelf wear. The book itself is in excellent condition. 306 pages ISBN 0-7710-3340-0 Published by McClellan & Stewart 2000 - first printing, first editiion DUE TO WEIGHT CANNOT BE BUNDLED