Masterful, ambitious, and groundbreaking, this is a major new history of our country by one of our most respected thinkers and historians -- a book every Canadian should own. From the acclaimed biographer and historian Conrad Black comes the definitive history of Canada -- a revealing, groundbreaking account of the people and events that shaped a nation. Spanning 874 to 2014, and beginning from Canada's first inhabitants and the early explorers, this masterful history challenges our perception of our history and Canada's role in the world. From Champlain to Carleton, Baldwin and Lafontaine, to MacDonald, Laurier, and King, Canada's role in peace and war, to Quebec's quest for autonomy, Black takes on sweeping themes and vividly recounts the story of Canada's development from colony to dominion to country. Black persuasively reveals that while many would argue that Canada was perhaps never predestined for greatness, the opposite is in fact true: the emergence of a magnificent country, against all odds, was a remarkable achievement. Brilliantly conceived, this major new reexamination of our country's history is a riveting tour de force by one of the best writers writing today.

Discover the rich and complex tapestry of Canada's past in “The History of Canada”. This comprehensive journey takes readers from the time before European settlers arrived, through the struggles and triumphs that shaped the nation, to the vibrant, multicultural country we know today. Explore the lives and traditions of Indigenous peoples who thrived on these lands for millennia, their diverse cultures and connections to the environment laying the foundation for what would become Canada. Delve into the era of European exploration and colonization, where fur traders, settlers, and soldiers forged new paths, often clashing with Indigenous communities. Understand the impact of pivotal events such as the Seven Years' War, Confederation, and the World Wars, which molded Canada's identity and place on the world stage. As you journey through the centuries, you'll witness the evolution of Canadian society: the push for independence, the expansion westward, the struggles for civil rights, and the emergence of a nation defined by its diversity and resilience. From the early days of New France to the rise of modern cities like Toronto and Vancouver, “The History of Canada” captures the essence of the nation’s spirit—its challenges, achievements, and enduring quest for unity. Whether you are a history enthusiast, student, or curious reader, *The History of Canada* offers an insightful and engaging narrative that brings to life the people, events, and ideas that have shaped this remarkable country. This is more than just a chronicle of dates and events; it's the story of a land and its people, a story of struggle, adaptation, and growth that continues to unfold today.

Although Canadian history has no shortage of stories about disasters and accidents, the phenomena of risk, upset, and misfortune have been largely overlooked by historians. Disasters get their due, but not so the smaller-scale accident where fate is more intimate. Yet such events often have a vivid afterlife in the communities where they happen, and the way in which they are explained and remembered has significant social, cultural, and political meaning. An Accidental History of Canada brings together original studies of an intriguing range of accidents stretching from the 1630s to the 1970s. These include workplace, domestic, childhood, and leisure accidents in colonial, Indigenous, rural, and urban settings. Whether arising from colonial power relations, urban dangers, perils in resource extraction, or hazardous recreations, most accidents occur within circumstances of vulnerability, and reveal precarity and inequities not otherwise apparent. Contributors to this volume are alert to the intersections of the settler agenda and the elevation of risk that it brings. Indigenous and settler ways of understanding accidents are juxtaposed, with chapters exploring the links between accidents and the rise of the modern state. An Accidental History of Canada makes plain that whether they are interpreted as an intervention by providence, a miscalculation, an inevitability, or the result of observable risk, accidents – and our responses to them – reveal shared values.

Canada's Native people have inhabited this land since the Ice Age and were already accomplished traders, artisans, farmers and marine hunters when Europeans first reached their shores. Contact between Natives and European explorers and settlers initially presented an unprecedented period of growth and opportunity. But the two vastly different cultures soon clashed. Arthur J. Ray charts the history of Canada's Native people from first contact to current land claims. The result is a fascinating chronicle that spans 12,000 years and culminates in the headlines of today.