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"This new volume is the perfect primer that just might lead to a resurgence in interest in Laurier and the lesser known Borden." (The Hill Times and Kingston Whig Standard )
"It is a well-pace narrative for a popular audience." (The Winnipeg Free Press )
"It is a well-pace narrative for a popular audience." (The Winnipeg Free Press )
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One hundred years ago, Canadians went to the polls to decide the fate of their country in an election that raised issues vital to Canada’s national independence and its place in the world. Canadians faced a clear choice between free trade with the United States and fidelity to the British Empire, and the decisions they made in September 1911 helped shape Canada’s political and economic history for the rest of the century. Canada 1911 revisits and re-examines this momentous turn in Canadian history, when Canadians truly found themselves at a parting of the ways. It was Canada’s first great modern election and one of the first expressions of the birth of modern Canada. The poet Rudyard Kipling famously wrote at the time that this election was nothing less than a fight for Canada’s soul. This book will explain why. (201107)
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Fascinating book on one of Canada's most important elections.,
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This review is from: Canada 1911: The Decisive Election that Shaped the Country (Paperback)
David MacKenzie and Patrice Dutil have done a first-rate job explaining how the Free Trade election of 1911 changed the course of Canadian history. The book deals with an interesting subject, and the story is told with clarity and style. The 1911 election is an important baseline in Canadian history, and the authors skillfully show how the issues and lessons of the 1911 campaign relate to the Canada of a century later. Any serious student of modern Canadian history needs this book in their library.Mark Bourrie PhD Author, The Fog of War: Censorship of Canada's Media in World War II. Parliamentary Press Gallery Ottawa
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From the back cover:"The election of 1911 was one of the most significant in Canadian history. In voting to remain true to their past, Canadians assured a more difficult future. Patrice Dutil and David MacKenzie tell a fascinating story of the conflict between principles and the pork barrel, lofty ideals and unholy alliances. It's compulsory reading for Canadian historians and all political junkies." Professor John English, General Editor, Dictionary of Canadian Biography "A well researched, carefully balanced analysis of the general election which helped to shape the Canada we live in. Dutil and MacKenzie have written a fascinating narrative which illuminates issues as relevant today as a century ago." Professor Terry Copp, Department of History, Wilfrid Laurier University Arthur Milnes reviewed this book at length in the Kingston Whig-Standard on July 27, 2011 and commented on its "fine scholarship." He wrote: "Dutil and MacKenzie remind us of the passionate debates that rang through that campaign." He called the book "the perfect primer that just might lead to resurgence in interest in Laurier and the lesser-known Borden." Henry Roper reviewed this book in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald on August 28, 2011 and called it "a gripping story." "Dutil and MacKenzie have succeeded in bringing to life the Canada of a century ago in their fascinating, well-written and well-researched book."
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