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2019 BOOK & GIFT GUIDE
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THE GREAT
VIKING
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HOW A FAKED FIND OF NORSE
ARTIFACTS NEARLY FORCED A
REWRITE OF CANADIAN HISTORY
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CONTENTS
Vol 99:6
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FEATURES
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The Great
Viking Hoax
The way Canadian experts
reacted to a dubious ind tells
us more about the desire for
a Norse presence here than
about the artifacts themselves.
by Douglas Hunter
ABOVE: ALAMY COVER IMAGE: GETTY/LORADO
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A Brief Parole
African-American singer and
activist Paul Robeson’s short
1956 tour of Canada gave him
a welcome respite from his
treatment at home.
by David Frank
On the cover
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The Legendary
Nancy
In peacetime and during war, a
storied ship sailed into Ontario’s
maritime history.
by Bruce Kemp
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Gender Terror
Echoes of the Montreal massacre
linger today. An essay marks the
thirtieth anniversary of the tragedy.
by Francine Pelletier
A portrait of a Viking
re-enactor.
CANADASHISTORY.CA
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CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
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The Packet
Peaceful
memories. Manitoba’s father igure.
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Currents
From the Archives:
Oh, baby! UNESCO recognition for
residential schools archives. Historic
hardware store shutters its doors. By
the Numbers: The Treaty of Ghent.
Siege site inds new life. National
railway celebrates centennial.
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Trading Post
A mid-
twentieth-century transceiver
helped Hudson’s Bay Company
employees in remote locations to
stay connected.
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Books
Anxious to belong.
Cringeworthy muddling. Public
works. Moving experiences. Beyond
the routine. In the pocket. More
books: Train porters, wartime cyclists,
costume designs, residential schools,
multicultural city, Métis community.
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Holiday Book & Gift Guide
Our 16th-annual advertising section
offers a great selection of books for
history lovers and other readers.
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History Matters
How
Canada’s History’s
subscribers and
supporters are helping to ensure a
future for history in Canada.
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Destinations
A coastal trail
near Halifax reveals hidden Canadian
military history.
74
Album
Three sisters ride the
rails on a ine summer day in northern
Saskatchewan.
COMING UP
IN CANADA’S
HISTORY
Arctic Atlantis
Why explorers once
believed that a fabled
continent lay hidden in
Canada’s Far North.
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