Book Review: Let us stipulate that Conrad Black is a polarizing figure. Many Canadians disliked his way of doing business and his seemingly haughty view regarding his own country. Now, let us put that aside and consider on its merits his rather immodest, thousand-plus-pages Rise to Greatness.
Book review: The authors have collaborated to present a meticulously researched overview of la belle province romance literature from the early 1800s to the present.
Canadian boxer Tommy Burns was eager to take on all comers, regardless of their race. But in 1908, he lost his world heavyweight title to a Black boxer — infuriating white society. The groundbreaking choice to fight Jack Johnson ended up costing Burns his boxing career. Watch the video of this famous bout.
Book review: The book Unsettling the Great White North is clear from its opening sentences that it’s a collection of essays that “engages with and interrupts the myth of benign Whiteness that has been deeply implanted” in the Canadian consciousness.
