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A number of things : stories of Canada told through fifty objects

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  • Author: Urquhart, Jane
    Date:
    Created
    2017
    Summary:

    For Canada's 150th birthday, Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation. The fifty artifacts range from a Nobel Peace Prize medal, a literary cherry tree, a royal cowcatcher, a Beothuk legging, a famous skull and an iconic artists shoe, as well as an Innu tea doll, a Sikh RCMP turban, a Cree basket, a Massey-Harris tractor and a hanging rope. Bestseller. 2016.

    Genre:
    Juvenile nonfiction, Canadian nonfiction, Informational works
    Subject(s): Civilization
    Original Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins, 2016, Toronto, CNIB
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9780616899953, 0616899955