How the English Created Canada
An Intriguing History of Explorers, Rogues, Fur Traders, Pioneers, Prime Ministers, Heroes and Scoundrels
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Here, Jeff Pearce traces the English contribution from the age of a thoroughly randy King Charles II right to our notorious press barons from New Brunswick and Montréal.
The English presence in Canada goes far beyond dusty bills in Parliament and the names of city streets. After British general James Wolfe defeated the French under General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham, the English promptly turned around and saved Quebec culture. That is, policies were enacted to protect French Canadians’ right to worship as they liked, keep their own land systems and more. And, it was an Englishman, John Graves Simcoe, who enacted the first anti-slavery act for the entire British Empire…right here in Canada!
Meet Isaac Brock, the larger than life hero of the War of 1812, who dared a duellist to shoot at the width of a handkerchief and who bluffed his way into capturing Detroit. And get to know the fabulous fraud from Hastings who didn’t want to be an Englishman at all and who started the conservationist movement.
Our English past is why we say Portage La Prairie without a French accent and why Orthodox onion domes rise above our prairie fields. And English connections help explain the October Crisis, an episode in our history still greatly misunderstood. So make yourself a cup of tea and tuck into an insightful, often irreverent chronicle of how there will always be an England…in Canada.
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$18.95 
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Paperback |
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978-1-896124-20-9 |
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1-896124-20-8 |
| Page Count: |
240 |
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5.25" x 8.25" |
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