Canada, Confederation to Present is the most comprehensive digital history of any nation that has been published. This multimedia reference work is authoritative, engaging, and easy-to-use.

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Canada, Confederation to Present is a CD-ROM/Web site publication of more than two million words, with five narratives about Canadian history (Women, Natives, Politics & Economy, Society & Culture, and Regions), timelines for each narrative, and more than 120 case studies authored by leading experts in Canadian history. The publication also includes a huge selection of multimedia: static and interactive maps and graphs, more than 1600 historical images, and dozens of audio and film clips, panorama images, annotated cartoons, and slideshows.

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Over five years in the making, Canada, Confederation to Present is a comprehensive and authoritative digital history of Canada. Every contribution has been carefully reviewed for accuracy and interpretative value by the outstanding 12-member editorial board. This is one resource you can trust.

Canada, Confederation to Present is an outstanding reference work at an affordable price for families, libraries, students, and anyone interested in Canadian history.

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- "... a first-rate compendium of contemporary Canadian academic history... If ... [it] had appeared in book form, it would have been a multi-volume boxed set, and bookshelves nation-wide would have been reorganized and reinforced to hold them all." Keven Kee, McGill University, Histoire sociale/Social History, vol 38, no. 75 (May 2005)

- "I am deeply impressed with the breadth and quality of Canada, Confederation to Present. I urge anyone with an interest in Canadian history to explore this valuable resource." Mel Hurtig, leading Canadian author, Founder of The Canadian Encyclopedia

- "Teachers both at secondary and post-secondary levels will welcome this valuable and major addition to their repertoire of resources. Highly Recommended." Alexander Gregor, Canadian Review of Materials, Volume IX, No. 16 http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol9/no16/canadaconfederationtopresent.html

- "This CD-ROM/Web publication can serve as a textbook and/or reader for high school and post secondary students, as a research tool for library users, or as a comprehensive reference for any Canadian history buff who would enjoy owning and exploring some of the best current papers on Canadian history from professionals in the field." Learning Village www.learningvillage.com/html/rCanadaConfederation.html

- "Canada, Confederation to Present offers users an unparalleled opportunity to witness and interact with Canada's past... " Federal Publications Inc. www.fedpubs.com/subject/history/cda_confed.htm

- "The abundance of information (both textual and visual) on the disc is impressive even overwhelming; ultimately, this is a sound and satisfying resource.
"...The editors and authors involved in the production of this resource have succeeded in their goal of creating a user-friendly product. The essays are written in clear, accessible language. The technology is easy to use, even for the relatively uninitiated..." Magda Fahrni, Université du Québec a Montréal, Canadian Historical Review

- "There are many credible surveys of Canadian history. Several of the better include Canada: A People's History (also a major television series available on video) by Don Gillmor and Pierre Turgeon, Canada, Confederation to Present (an interactive CD-Web history), by [Chinook Multimedia's] Bob Hesketh and Chris Hackett, The Illustrated History of Canada, edited by Craig Brown, and A Short History of Canada by Desmond Morton." Canadian Studies, A Guide to the Sources

Canada, Confederation to Present is an exceptional value at just $59.95 plus shipping and handling.

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