A Short History of Canada (An Anvil Original)

191 pp. A valuable contribution to a better understanding of Canada today, this incisive study traces Canadian history from the seventeenth-century fur-trading settlements and European explorations to her present status as a dominion and as an important voice in world affairs in her own right. Dr. Masters treats each province both as a separate entity and as part of the dominion as he follows Canada through French rule, British conquest, and the struggle for political unity. The concluding chapters then deal in detail with the period from 1914 to the present. Among the major issues which the author discusses are the relationship between French and English, the history of the labor movement, the growth of the big cities, the development of a foreign policy, and the changes in social, religious and cultural life.