The Unknown Country Canada and Her People

by Hutchison (deceased), Bruce; Palmer, Vaughn

• ISBN13: 9780195438918
• ISBN10: 0195438914
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

For an entire generation of Canadians, this book defined their nation. It is a book that speaks to us still. Winner of the Governor General's literary award for nonfiction, acclaimed by critics at home and abroad, The Unknown Country is an unforgettable portrait of a nation in the making-a portrait as vivid, lively, and true as when it first appeared during the dark, heroic days of the Second World War.

Author Biography

Bruce Hutchison (1901 - 1992) was one of Canada's foremost journalists. His career spanned most of the 20th century and he was the recipient of many honours, including three Governor General's Awards for his works of non-fiction.

Table of Contents

My Country	p. 3
Chez Garneau	p. 6
Mother of Canada	p. 21
The Rock	p. 24
Canadian Spring	p. 43
The Wood Choppers	p. 46
Letter from Montreal to Young Lady with Violets	p. 61
Ville Marie	p. 64
The Tower	p. 77
Three O'Clock, Ottawa Time	p. 79
Leaves Falling, Dead Men Calling	p. 107
Made in Canada	p. 110
The Ready Way to Canada	p. 129
The Wedge	p. 132
Mrs. Noggins	p. 155
General Brock's Bloody Hill	p. 158
Winter	p. 179
Wood, Wind, Water	p. 182
The Names of Canada	p. 209
Sailors' Town	p. 211
The Queer Lady	p. 219
The Home Town	p. 222
The Trees	p. 231
Fundy's Children	p. 234
The Geese	p. 247
The Frontiersman	p. 249
The Canadian	p. 269
The Men in Sheepskin Coats	p. 272
Father's Plow	p. 289
Drought and Glut	p. 292
Never Go Back	p. 309
The Promised Land	p. 312
She's Quiet Tonight	p. 329
The Lotus Eaters	p. 332
The Buckskin	p. 351
Cariboo Road	p. 353
Index	p. 375
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