{"product_id":"the-road-to-confederation-donald-creighton-9780195449211","title":"The Road to Confederation: The Emergence of Canada, 1863-1867","description":"Donald Creighton was for many years one of Canada's foremost historians, a firm believer that history was closer to art than it was to science. Marked by beautiful, carefully crafted prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Confederation\u003c\/em\u003e reflects a style that perhaps no contemporary historian would dare: romantic, suspenseful, fearlessly narrative, and full of unapologetic opinions. If not politically correct and sanitized, it is a fascinating exploration of the personalities, the political logjams, even the debt problems that marked the period leading to Confederation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book was also, as Donald Wright's excellent introduction argues, haunted by doubt. Not only had Canada failed to live up to Creighton's vision, Creighton himself was writing from the perspective of a rapidly changing country. Quebec was moving towards a liberal, secular, and nationalist identity; English Canada was embracing bilingualism and diversity; debates about nuclear weapons were raging; and living next to the United States was becoming increasingly uneasy. The road was becoming ever less straightforward. In many respects, \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Confederation\u003c\/em\u003e reveals as much about the 1960s as it does the 1860s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan echoes of Creighton's vision be seen even now, as Canada reinserts \"Royal\" into its military's name and remains entranced by William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the future of the Royal Family?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Creighton,Donald Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195449215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195449211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Donald Creighton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443298775295,"sku":"9780195449211","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_876a958c-44d4-4641-84cc-622eae60b4ba.jpg?v=1777204569","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-road-to-confederation-donald-creighton-9780195449211","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}