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INTRODUCTION. <p>Introduction.</p> <p>PART I: WHEN WORLD'S COLLIDE.</p> <p>Chapter 1. First Nations.</p> <p>Chapter 2. First Contact.</p> <p>PART II: THE RISE OF NEW FRANCE (1608—1701).</p> <p>Chapter 3. The Early Years.</p> <p>Chapter 4. Life in New France.</p> <p>Chapter 5. The Fur Wars.</p> <p>PART III: THE FALL OF NEW FRANCE (1701—1766).</p> <p>Chapter 6. Acadia.</p> <p>Chapter 7. The Conquest.</p> <p>Chapter 8. Aftermath.</p> <p>PART IV: CANADA: THE FAILED REPUBLIC? (1766—1838).</p> <p>Chapter 9. Canada and the American Revolution.</p> <p>Chapter 10. The war of 1812.</p> <p>Chapter 11. The Rebellions of 1837.</p> <p>PART V: THE ROADS TO CONFEDERATION (1838—1891).</p> <p>Chapter 12. The Fight for Responsible Government.</p> <p>Chapter 13. The Confederation Waltz.</p> <p>Chapter 14. From Sea to Sea.</p> <p>PART VI: THE END OF"ENGLISH" CANADA (1891—1929).</p> <p>Chapter 15. "Suuny Ways": The Laurier Years.</p> <p>Chapter 16. Borden and the Great War.</p> <p>Chapter 17. On the Homefront.</p> <p>PART VII: DARK DAYS (1929—1959).</p> <p>Chapter 18. The Dirty Thirties.</p> <p>Chapter 19. World War II.</p> <p>Chapter 20. Canada and the Cold War.</p> <p>PART VIII: NOISY EVOLUTION (1960—1993).</p> <p>Chapter 21. The Battle for Québec.</p> <p>Chapter 22. A Charter Country.</p> <p>Chapter 23. "Yankee Doodle Dandy": The Mulroney Years.</p> <p>PART IX: TOWARD A ONY-PARTY RULE (1993—2005).</p> <p>Chapter 24. The Chrétien Era.</p> <p>Chapter 25. Junior Martin Takes Over.</p> <p>PART X: THE PART OF TENS.</p> <p>Chapter 26. Ten Great Canadian Quotations– Pre-and Post-Confederation.</p> <p>Chapter 27. Five Important English and French Pairs.</p> <p>Chapter 28. Ten Important Aboriginal Leaders.</p> <p>Chapter 29. Ten Political Firsts for Canadian Women.</p> <p>Chapter 30. The Ten Prime Minister You Need to Know.</p> <p>Appendix: Online Resources.</p> <p>Index.</p>

<b>Will Ferguson</b> has lived and worked in every region of Canada, from the Okanagan Valley of BC to the farmlands of rural Quebec, from Saskatoon to southern Ontario, from Manitoba to PEI.<br /> He is the author of several bestselling books on Canadian history and culture, including the Leacock Medal for Humour-winning <i>Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw</i> (a travel memoir), and <i>Bastards & Boneheads</i> (a study in Canadian leadership styles). With his brother Ian, he wrote the wildly successful humour book <i>How to Be a Canadian</i>, which sold over 145,000 copies and won the Libris Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year.<br /> Will's debut novel <i>Happiness</i> (originally published under the title <i>Generica</i>) won the Leacock Medal for Humour and the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction. It has been published in 31 countries and 24 languages around the world.

<i>Canadian History For Dummies, 2nd edition</i> takes readers on a wild ride through Canadian history, from its first nations heritage right through to Paul Martin's shaky minority government. Previous sections have been revised with up-to-the-minute scholarship, and a new chapter covers the eventful half-decade since the publication of the first edition. In his trademark irreverent style, Will Ferguson celebrates Canada's double-gold in hockey at the 2002 Olympics, investigates Jean Chrétien's decision not to participate in the war in Iraq, and dissects the sponsorship scandal.

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