Canadian history for dummies

Ferguson, Will (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780470836569
ISBN: 0470836563
Physical Description: xxiv, 502 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Edition: 2nd ed., fully rev. and updated.
Publisher: Mississauga, Ont. : J. Wiley & Sons Canada, ©2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-471) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. X. The part of tens -- 26. Ten great Canadian quotations, pre- and post-confederation -- Pre-confederation -- Post-confederation -- 27. Five important English and French pairs -- Wolfe & Montclam -- Mackenzie & Papineau -- Baldwin & LaFontaine -- Macdonald & Cartier -- Mulroney & Bouchard -- 28. Ten important Aboriginal leaders -- Dekanahwideh -- Membertou -- Maquinna -- Tecumseh -- Big Bear -- Crowfoot -- Chief Isaac -- Frederick Loft -- Elijah Harper -- John Amagoalik -- 29. Ten political firsts for Canadian women -- Emily Murphy -- Louise McKinney -- Agnes Macphail -- Cairine Wilson -- Ellen Fairclough -- Charlotte Whitton -- Jeanne Sauvé -- Audrey McLaughlin -- Rita Johnson -- Kim Campbell -- 30. The ten Prime Minister you need to know -- John A. Macdonald -- Wilfrid Laurier -- Robert Borden -- William Lyon Mackenzie King -- R.B. Bennett -- Louis St. Laurent -- John Diefenbaker -- Lester "Mike" Pearson -- Pierre Trudeau -- Brain Mulroney -- Appendix. Online resources -- Index.