The Century That Made Us: Canada, 1814-1914

viii, 280pp, with occasional black and white illustrations. In illustrated, laminated card covers. 8vo. Covers lightly rubbed at edges, mild corner curl on rear lower corner. Previous owner's inscription on title page, else neat, clean, bright and tight. Focussing on the changing attitudes and cultural mindset of the era, George Woodcock recounts the myths and legends of the 1812 War and its effects on class, radical trends etc, and in similar vein looks at developments in Canada up to the beginning of the 20th century.