Recommend me some Canadian history books

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Especially about the North or the prairies. I've read some Pierre Berton, and you know, he's OK, but surely there's more? Or, if there isn't, what are his better books?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 04:31 (twenty-two years ago)

A Brief History of Canada by Roger E. Riendeau
Sacre Blues: An Unsentimental Journey Through Quebec by Taras Grescoe
Empire of the Bay: The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent by Peter Newman
Canada for Dummies (really, my Canadian S/O says it's a decent overview)
The Canadians by Andrew Malcolm

I wonder if I dare to suggest any of L.M. Montgomery's pieces? *ducking*

― I'm Passing Open Windows (Ms Laura), Friday, 30 January 2004 05:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I just finished reading Glyn Williams' Voyages of Delusion: The Search for the Northwest Passage in the Age of Reason and that's got some good stuff about the Hudson Bay Company in it too. And a lot of maps.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Friday, 30 January 2004 15:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm only somewhat disappointed this is a Casuistry thread. (only because for a second I thought someone else gave a crap about Canuckistan)
and the Canada for Dummies is actually Canadian History for Dummies and it's by Will Ferguson, so it is good, but it's really sort of a survey of his two best books Why I Hate Canadians and Bastards & Boneheads.

You should really read Solomon Gursky Was Here by Mordecai Richler. It's a novel, but it deals a lot with Canadian history.
Farley Mowat's books are good reads but factually suspect.

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

(Part of the idea was to lure the Canuckistani to ILB.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

From my girlfriend's bookshelf (she's in her fourth year of a history degree at Laurentian):

The Kingdom of Canada - W. L. Morton
Canada: A Portrait in Letters - Charlotte Gray
The Canadian Prairies: A History - Gerald Friesen
A History of the Canadian Peoples - J.M. Bumsted

There's quite a few more, but she gets upset when I fiddle too much with her bookshelves.

Oh, and she's completely enamoured with this historian named McKillop, who is apparently quite good.

― August (August), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:28 (twenty-two years ago)

The Canadian Prairies: A History - Gerald Friesen

Can't wait for the movie!

― scott seward (scott seward), Friday, 30 January 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm especially interested in histories of the prairies that don't ignore the last 50 years. I realize it's not as glamorous as the pioneer days but I'm still curious.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Saskatchewan: A Condensed History by Huckleberry J. Mann
The Early Early Years: No White People
The Early Years: They Came
The Less Early Years: They Survived Winter
The Nearly Middle Years: They Built Stuff
The Early Middle Years: They Played Football
The Middle Middle Years: They Played Football, But Not As Well
The Late Middle Years: They Turned Commie
The Wonder Years: They Thought About Kissing Winnie Cooper
The Early Late Years: They Played Football Well Again
The Middle Late Years: They Moved to Alberta
The Late Late Years: They Dug a Hole

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I want to read about the Hole.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:40 (twenty-two years ago)

there's supposed to be a webcam or two, but I can't seem to find them. I'll keep looking though.

― Huck If I Know (Horace Mann), Friday, 30 January 2004 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

The webcams were found "on another thread".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:05 (twenty-two years ago)

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