Book description
A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated!
This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers
on a thrilling ride through Canadian history, from indigenous native
cultures and early French and British settlements through Paul
Martin's shaky minority government. This timely update features all
the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical and archeological
research. In his trademark irreverent style, Will Ferguson celebrates
Canada's double-gold in hockey at the 2002 Olympics, investigates Jean
Chrétien's decision not to participate in the war in Iraq, and
dissects the recent sponsorship scandal.
Will Ferguson has lived and worked in every region
of Canada, from the Okanagan Valley of BC to the farmlands of rural
Quebec, from Saskatoon to southern Ontario, from Manitoba to
PEI.
He is the author of several bestselling books on Canadian
history and culture, including the Leacock Medal for Humour-winning
Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw (a travel memoir), and Bastards
& Boneheads (a study in Canadian leadership styles). With
his brother Ian, he wrote the wildly successful humour book How to
Be a Canadian, which sold over 145,000 copies and won the Libris
Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
Will's debut novel
Happiness (originally published under the title
Generica) won the Leacock Medal for Humour and the Canadian
Authors Association Award for Fiction. It has been published in 31
countries and 24 languages around the world.
