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The Peoples of Canada

A Pre-Confederation History

by (author) J.M. Bumsted

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2008
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195431018
    Publish Date
    Aug 2008
    List Price
    $63.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195423419
    Publish Date
    Nov 2007
    List Price
    $89.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195423402
    Publish Date
    Oct 2009
    List Price
    $91.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195416909
    Publish Date
    Oct 2003
    List Price
    $56.50
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195416893
    Publish Date
    Mar 2003
    List Price
    $52.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195446319
    Publish Date
    Aug 2013
    List Price
    $124.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195446364
    Publish Date
    Feb 2014
    List Price
    $124.99

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Description

Integrating social, cultural, political, and economic history within a coherent overarching narrative, the first volume of J.M. Bumsted's two-volume history examines the evolution of Canada from contact with the earliest European settlers until 1885. Some of the highlights include pre-contactNorth American exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries; settlement in the Atlantic provinces; the St. Lawrence Valley, and New France; the growth of political changes that brought about confederation of the four provinces of British North America into the Dominion of Canada; and the expansion ofCanada's domain, society, and economy in the 19th century. This expanded second edition includes an outstanding new companion CD-ROM that contains maps and photographs, biographies, tips on writing and research, and further material on Aboriginal history. The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-ConfederationHistory is ideal for a single-semester course in Pre-Confederation Canadian history, or the first half of a full-year survey course in Canadian History.

About the author

J. M. Bumsted is the author of many popular and scholarly books on Canadian history, including Fur Trade Wars, The Dictionary of Manitoba Biography, and the widely used textbook The Canadian Peoples: A History. He teaches history at The University of Manitoba

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