Title & Author:

Heritage of Canada.

Publication:

[Montreal] : Reader's Digest Association (Canada) ; [Ottawa] : Canadian Automobile Association, 1978.

Description:

376 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Forword -- How to find heritage sites -- First arrivals to 1603: a voyage ends, a story begins on Newfoundland's Northern tip -- Port Royal, 1604-14 : the first frail settlement, a foothold in the wilderness -- Closeup: men of the Grand Banks: cod and conflict in the Newe Founde Lande -- Champlain and Quebec, 1608-35: a valiant man and a wise, and his beloved colony -- Mission to the Hurons, 1615-49: in a haven of piety, a hunger for martyrdom -- Ville-Marie, 1642-65: a grain of mustard seed: God's work in a hostile land -- Hudson's Bay Company, 1668-1774: a century of conflict on the great 'Bay of the North' -- The age of Frontenac. 1672-1701: a flamboyant governor wins lasting peace for New France -- Closeup: Canadians and Louis XIV: Children of the 'Sun King' -- Acadia, 1613-1713: the reborn Port Royal, Canada's most fought over place -- The fall of Acadia, 1713-58: 'Impregnable' Louisbourg, citadel of shattered dreams -- The fall of New Frace, 1713-63: decision at dawn on the Plains of Abraham -- American invasion, 1775-76: French Canadians fight to keep Quebec British -- Closeup: Privateersmen: pirates with royal blessing -- The coming of the Loyalists, 1776-1812, an influx of English: the King's "Traitors' -- The North West Company, 1779-1814: shrewd scottish 'pedlars' and tireless voyageurs -- Toehold in the far west, 1778-93: Vancouver and Mackenzie, first to the Pacific Coast -- The War of 1812: struggle along the border and a sense of being Canadian -- Red River conflict, 1812-50: the Metis and the settlers and massacre at Seven Oaks -- Closeup: gentle pioneers: Britons roughing it in the bush -- The FAmily Compact, 1806-36: the arrogant aristocrats of Upper Canada -- The Patriote Revolt, 1837-38: anger and bloodshed in Lower Canada -- Mackenzie's Rebellion, 1837-38: anger and bloodshed in Lower Canada -- Mackenzie's Rebellion, 1837-38: 'Reform!' and terror in Upper Canada -- The dawn of self-rule, 1837-49: in anarchy and riot, the old order dies -- Closeup: Men at arms: Garrison gaiety and "scarlet fever' -- Search for the passage, 1818-52: discovery and disaster on the roof of the world -- The emergence of British Columbia, 1821-58: Three forts, three men and a new crown colony -- The Cariboo Gold Rush, 1858-66: nuggets as big as eggs, then a town named for Billy -- Confederation, 1864-67: not going back, no standing still -- Closeup: winter sports: making fun of ice and snow -- The Bluenose fleet, 1850-83: great ships and captains' captains -- The force, 1873-81: the mounties bring law to the whisky west -- Riel and the Metis, 1870-85: they dying of a dream in a battle at Batoche -- The Pacific Railway, 1871-86: an ordinary Iron Spike in the fog a Craigellachie -- The National Policy, 1874-96: independence and a future of cities and industries -- Closeup: lumbermen: from freeqe-up to Quebec -- Clondike Gold Rush, 1896-1907: a city of gold at the end of the trail of '98 -- Settling the prairies, 1885-1914: the last best west: homes for millions -- Laurier builds confidence, 1896-1914: the boyant, bountiful sunshine years -- First World War, 1914-18: after Vimy Ridge 'nothing could stop us' -- Epilogue: the Canadian way, something to cherish -- Chronology.

ISBN:

0888500653
9780888500656

Subject:

Historic sites Canada.
Lieux historiques Canada.
Historic sites
Canada History, Local.
Canada History.
Canada Histoire.
Canada
Kanada

Form/genre:

History
Local history

Added entries:

Reader's Digest Association (Canada)
Canadian Automobile Association.

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 15986
Call No.: 7386 CAN; ID:87-B4809
Status: Available