We have called this book The Story of Canada, but we know no book has room for all the stories of Canada We hope you find something of yourself in the tales we have told - and go on to discover more stories oбшкнъf Canada for yourself The Authors "The Story of Canada is one of the finest tools that young Canadians have ever received to help them reclaim their country's past for themselves" -Maclean's Imagine life a thousand years ago inside a smoky Viking Housвжшиюe at windswept L'Anse aux Meadows Meet fourteen-year-old Madeleine, whose quick thinking saved Fort Vercheres in 1692 Experience the excitement of a prairie buffalo hunt, and the fust railway journey from coast to coast From the epic journeys into the unknown by the first people who crossed the Bering land bridge thousands of years ago to Roberta Bondar's landmark voyage into space, The Story of Canada is as vast in scope as the country itself In this new, fully updated paperbaвпьльck edition, authors Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore tell the country's story through rich narrative, recreations of daily life, folk tales, and fascinating facts Alan Daniel's evocative original paintings, as well as several hundred historical photographs, maps, paintings, posters, and cartoons, make The Story of Canada as splendid to look at as it is fascinating to read Иллюстрации.