Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670064343
• ISBN-13: 978-0670064342
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,118,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic and Emotional Read, Touching and Endearing, November 15, 2007

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This review is from: Canadians: A Portrait of a Country and Its People (Hardcover)

As a Canadian living abroad I found MacGregor's writing compelling, moving, and informative. I loved this book so much I sent this e-mail to the author:

Dear Mr. MacGregor:

I ordered your book "Canadians" a few months ago from Amazon.ca. I'm a Canadian living in the US for the last 9 years and thought I'd buy it for my 3 adult kids (raised in Canada primarily but now all in the US).

Heading to the airport last Thursday I grabbed it for something to read on the plane. I hadn't cracked the cover before that.

As I sat on the plane, reading the first two pages I began to weep. My American husband couldn't believe it. I could hardly get through the first chapter. When I tried to tell him what it was about I choked back the tears to get the words out.

I'm only on Chapter 5 but I have laughed and cried and laughed and cried. I am just amazed at the emotion your book is bringing out of me. I'm 48 and grew up as a kid in the Trudeau era and watched Rocket Richard on the ice. You have reminded me of some things, taught me others, given me insight into things I only knew vaguely.

Your writing style is compelling and wonderful.

Thank you for such a "touching" read. I'm thinking I'll have to now buy three more copies, one for each of my children.