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Canadian history for dummies, book by will ferguson. World heritage tourism research network, mount saint vincent university. To understand canada is to understand the odd relationship the countrys anglophone majority has with the frenchspeaking province of quebec, one that has endured, in various stages of rockiness, since the. The study of history includes multiple perspectives and interpretations. We always knew canadian history could be fun, and will ferguson proves it in his second edition of canadian history for dummies. Here are 5 books to read if you want to better understand. A family saga by norma macmillan set on vancouver island 1871 to 1945 under this unbroken sky by shandi mitchell set in 1930s albertasaskatchewan oonagh by mary tilberg set in 19th century upper canada touch by alexi zentner set. Historic canada books shop history books on canada. The book analyzes and explains the basic pre history of the universe and how it came into being, the basic dynamics which created life, the basic. Acknowledgementsvii ac k n o w l e d g e m e n t s manitoba education gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the following individuals in the development of grade 11 history of canada 30f.
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