The Promise of Canada: 150 Years--People and Ideas That Have

The Promise of Canada: 150 Years--People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our Country

What does it mean to be a Canadian? What great ideas have changed our country? An award-winning writer casts her eye over 150 years of Canadian history.

â€œOur country owes its success not to some imagined tribal singularity but to the fact that, although its thirty-five million citizens do not look, speak or pray alike, we have learned to share this land and for the most part live in neighbourly sympathy.â€ â€”Charlotte Gray, from the Preface of The Promise of Canada

On the eve of Canadaâ€™s sesquicentennial celebrations comes a richly rewarding new book from acclaimed historian Charlotte Gray about what it means to be Canadian. Readers already know Gray as an award-winning biographer, a writer who has brilliantly captured significant individuals and dramatic moments in our history. Now, in The Promise of Canada, she weaves together masterful portraits of nine influential Canadians, creating a unique history of the country over the past 150 years.

What do these peopleâ€”from George-Ã‰tienne Cartier and Emily Carr to Tommy Douglas, Margaret Atwood, and Elijah Harperâ€”have in common? Each, according to Charlotte Gray, has left an indelible mark on our country. Deliberately avoiding a â€œtop downâ€ approach to our history, Gray has chosen people whose ideas have caught her imagination, ideas that over time have become part of our collective conversation. She also highlights many other Canadians, past and present, who have added to the ongoing debate over how we see ourselves, arguing that Canada has constantly reimagined itself in every generation since 1867.

Beautifully illustrated with evocative black and white images and colourful artistic visions of our country, The Promise of Canada is a fresh take on our history that offers fascinating insights into how we have matured and yet howâ€”150 years after Confederation and beyondâ€”we are still a people in progress. Charlotte Gray makes history come alive as she opens doors into our past, our present and our future, inspiring and challenging readers to envision the Canada they want to live in.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-10-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476784670

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-10-18
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476784670

The Promise of Canada: 150 Years--People and Ideas That Have Shaped Our Country