A History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a

A History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land

Winner of the 2018Â Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for Nonfiction

Envisioning the mysterious land that would eventually be called "Canada" through the eyes of the explorers who first set foot on these shores,Â A History of Canada in Ten MapsÂ brings our stories to life.

Â Â Â Â Â Every map tells a story, and every map has a purpose: inviting us to go somewhere we've never been. It is an account of what we know, but also a trace of what we long for. Like a story, a map is never completely objective. It records special interests and agendas. It leaves important things unsaid even as it purports to lay things out clearly and indisputably. We can know our history by our maps.
Â Â Â Â That is whatÂ A History of Canada in Ten MapsÂ will do. This book chronicles not just the centuries of Canada's existence; it conjures the world as it appeared to those who were called upon to map it. What would the new world look like to Jacques Cartier, who could see no farther than the treeline? What would the north have looked like to Martin Frobisher, confronting a sea of ice but imagining that Cathay lay just beyond? What would the vastness of the country look like to a surveyor or railroad engineer (or an investor in Great Britain)? And what rival claims to the land were left off all these maps?
Â Â Â Â Historical maps may tell only part of the story, but they also tell us volumes about what we didn't know, and hint at what we may have preferred go unrecorded.Â A History of Canada in Ten MapsÂ will tell the story of the creators of these maps, and also recount how they used the maps for their own ends. It is a book that will surprise readers, and reveal the Canada we never knew was hidden. It will bring to life the characters and the disputes that forged our history, by showing us what the world looked like before it entered the history books. Combining storytelling, cartography, geography, and of course history, this book will show us Canada in a way we've never seen it before.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Canada
Manufacturer Penguin Canada
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0143193988_used
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2018-05-15
UnitCount 1
Format International Edition
EANs 9780143193982

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Canada
Manufacturer	Penguin Canada
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0143193988_used
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2018-05-15
UnitCount	1
Format	International Edition
EANs	9780143193982

A History of Canada in Ten Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land

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