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Title: The Great Depression : 1929-1939 by Pierre Berton ISBN: 0-385-65843-5 Publisher: Anchor Canada Pub. Date: 09 October, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: INFORMATIVE PORTRAIT OF 1930'S CANADA
Comment: The first thing the reader should be aware of is that this book is about the Depression in Canada. Many may know this, but I did not. The title never specified Canada. I believe books should make things like this clear in the title.
I found the book quite interesting in any case. Berton covers the depression year by year, giving the reader a better feel for the era than books that jump from one time period to another. He writes well and knows how to keep our attention. As with most books on the depression, though, this one suffers from a leftist bias. The institutions of the day are all portrayed in a negative light and the reforms of the era are never questioned. Berton is right to criticize the Canadian government for its disregard of civil liberties, yet he fails to appreciate that communism sought the destruction of the Canadian way of life. The government may have over reacted, but it could not completely ignore the 'red menace'.
Finally, I wonder if Berton would be as concerned about civil liberties in Canada today. It is now the left which controls the situation and is censoring speech. Perhaps he should write a book about this.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Depression Years from a Canadian Perspective
Comment: This is a compelling, often chilling, account of this period in Canadian history, and is also a fair warning regarding the future. I found this tragic story of the depression in Canada to be an eye-opener. Being one of the "nice Canadians", as well as being too young to have any personal experience of this time, it will certainly change the way in which I view our past. Written in typically well-researched and entertaining Berton-style, this is a should-read for every Canadian and any history buff. Other books by Pierre Berton that I recently read and enjoyed were "Niagara" and "The Dionne Years".
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Title: The Invasion of Canada : 1812-1813 by Pierre Berton ISBN: 0385658397 Publisher: Anchor Canada Pub. Date: 14 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967 by David Maraniss ISBN: 0743217802 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Death March: The Survivors of Bataan by Donald Knox ISBN: 0156027844 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Great Depression : America 1929-1941 by Robert S. McElvaine ISBN: 0812923278 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 06 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Ending the Vietnam War : A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War by Henry Kissinger ISBN: 074321532X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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