In The Struggle for the Border, renowned journalist and popular historian Bruce Hutchison tells the little-known story of how that border was established.It is a story of frontier war, explorers' expeditions, Fenian raids, the burning of Washington, and of political threats and counterthreats. Hutchison carries the amazing chronicle up to the days just after the Second World War and the continental military and economic unification that laid the foundations of contemporaryCanada. The boundary between Canada and the United States is famously described as the longest undefended border in the world. But it was not always so. InThe Struggle for the Border, renowned journalist and popular historian Bruce Hutchison tells the little-known story of how that border was established. It is a story of frontier war, explorers' expeditions, Fenian raids, the burning of Washington, and of political threats and counterthreats. Hutchison carries the amazing chronicle up to thedays just after the Second World War and the continental military and economic unification that laid the foundations of contemporary Canada.The Wynford edition of The Struggle for the Border includes a new Introduction by Vaughn Palmer, one of Canada's foremost political journalists and a winner of the Bruce Hutchison Award. Palmer's Introduction puts both the book and Hutchison's career in historical context for today's readers. INDICE: Introduction to the Wynford Edition Introduction The Odd Neighbours The Rock The Lost Blueprint The Eagle Letters from New York A Soldier of Virginia To Hbert's Farm The English Gentleman Blunder at Philadelphia The YankeeHorse Traders Tragedy at New York The Mad General Beyond the Shining Mountains Race to the Sea The Black Canyon The Man in Scarlet Emperor and King Creatures Large and Tiny The Titan from New England The Dictator and His Disciples Days of Goodwill Old Tomorrow Back to Quebec Wild Irishmen The Road to Ottawa The Five-Ring Circus The World's Lover Defeat on the Potomac Railway and Rebellion Soft Voice, Big Stick Taft's Orphan Child The Higher Lunacy Friends, Alive or Dead Onward from Hyde Park Days of Doubt Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-544792-7
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 520
- Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés