The Peoples of Canada
A Pre-Confederation History
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2008
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195431018
- Publish Date
- Aug 2008
- List Price
- $63.95
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- ISBN
- 9780195423419
- Publish Date
- Nov 2007
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- $89.95
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- ISBN
- 9780195423402
- Publish Date
- Oct 2009
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- $91.95
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- ISBN
- 9780195416909
- Publish Date
- Oct 2003
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- $56.50
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- ISBN
- 9780195416893
- Publish Date
- Mar 2003
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- $52.95
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- ISBN
- 9780195446319
- Publish Date
- Aug 2013
- List Price
- $124.99
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- 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.