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This pathbreaking book offers some nononsense truths about northern development.
Price: $19.99
Pages: 304
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Publication Date:
01 September 1994
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781550022063
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Regional studies, HISTORY / Canada / General, HISTORY / Social History
"Arctic Revolution provides the general reader with a wonderful introduction to the modern Northwest Territories."
— Donald B. Smith
"Hamilton wends his way through the maze of conflicting social, economic, and political interests to present a readable account of a complicated scene."
— Olive Patricia Dickason
"... this is a well-researched and well-written book and not without a solid dose of Northern humor."
— Charlene Porsild
"Hamilton has done well in weaving together the various strands of this complexity to create a coherent and intelligible whole."
— Brian Titley
"... the strength of the book lies in its very personal thoughts and ideas on an era of rapid change; students of the North will hope that many other personal accounts will appear in the future."
— Ken Atkinson
— Donald B. Smith
"Hamilton wends his way through the maze of conflicting social, economic, and political interests to present a readable account of a complicated scene."
— Olive Patricia Dickason
"... this is a well-researched and well-written book and not without a solid dose of Northern humor."
— Charlene Porsild
"Hamilton has done well in weaving together the various strands of this complexity to create a coherent and intelligible whole."
— Brian Titley
"... the strength of the book lies in its very personal thoughts and ideas on an era of rapid change; students of the North will hope that many other personal accounts will appear in the future."
— Ken Atkinson
John David Hamilton is a journalist, broadcaster, and author who has been venturing into the NWT since 1942. He was on hand when the CANOL Project, the building of the Alaska Highway and the DEW Line, the CBC's Northern Service, and the Berger Commission were forever changing the face of Canada's North.