Book description
Longlisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize
Shortlisted for the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for Nonfiction
The sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it's never been told before.
Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites…
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Why read it?
1 author picked A History of Canada in Ten Maps as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I wish I had this book when I was in school. Shoalts takes a simple premise, cartography, and expands the narrative to include lessons from history. Canada's story is one bloody mess, at times. At others it is the adventure of a lifetime. Buy this for yourself and get one for a friend, that's how it came to me this past summer.
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