Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index.
Contents
Pierre de la Vérendrye / Philip Marchand -- Albert Lacombe / Daniel Poliquin -- Prudent Beaudry / Gaétan Frigon -- Sir George-Étienne Cartier / Jean Charest and Antoine Dionne-Charest -- Henri Bourassa / Lucien Bouchard -- Thomas-Louis Tremblay / Roméo Dallaire and Serge Bernier -- Georges Vanier / Jeremy Kinsman -- Thérèse Casgrain / Samantha Nutt -- Paul David / Vania Jimeniz -- Gabrielle Roy / Margaret Atwood -- Jehane Benoît / Chrystine Brouillet -- Jacques Plante / Ken Dryden -- Jack Kerouac / Deni Ellis Béchard -- Afterword / Jonathan Kay.
Summary
A look at thirteen French-Canadian pioneers, from the time of Nouvelle-France to the twentieth century, and how they helped shape Canada -- and the United States to a lesser extent.
