Terre de nos aïeux
quatre générations à la recherche du Canada
by Michael Ignatieff
In 1872, the author's great-grandfather George Monro Grant set out with Sandford Fleming to map out the railway line that would link Canada ocean to ocean. Michael Ignatieff recreates his journey, seeing the country through his ancestor's optimistic vision and tracing how that vision filtered through his illustrious family tree. The Grants' engagement with the idea of Canada's place in the world includes his uncle George Grant's classic, Lament for a Nation, and his own more confident view of Canada's potential. Recalling the novelistic flair of The Russian Album, Ignatieff blends history and love of country and tradition into an unforgettable family memoir.
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Family, Biographies, Nationalisme, Political and social views, Pensée politique et sociale, Nationalism, Famille, Biography, Pensee politique et sociale, Families, Politiska och sociala asikter, Kanada, Biografi, Familj, History, NonfictionPeople
Michael Ignatieff, George Monro Grant (1835-1902), George Parkin Grant (1918-1988), W. L. Grant (1872-1935), George Grant (1918-1988), George M. Grant (1835-1902), Grant (Famille), Grant familyPlaces
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True patriot love: four generations in search of Canada
2009, Viking Canada
in English
0670069728 9780670069729
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Terre de nos aïeux: quatre générations à la recherche du Canada
2009, Boréal
in French
276460663X 9782764606636
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