Atlantic Canada: A History
- ISBN-10
- 019543160X
- ISBN-13
- 9780195431605
- Series
- Atlantic Canada
- Category
- Atlantic Provinces
- Pages
- 285
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Authors
- Margaret Conrad, James K. Hiller
Description
Atlantic Canada: A History provides students with a concise and up-to-date history of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. This book explores the common historical threads between the Maritime provinces and sub-regions of Atlantic Canada while reflecting on the region's diversity. This edition includes new coverage of the Atlantic provinces up to 2009, which will allow instructors to make connections between the past and present, as well as provide coverage of topical issues. Atlantic Canada: A History is a comprehensive core text for upper-year undergraduate courses in Atlantic Canadian history.
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