A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects — Urquhart

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A Number of Things: Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects — Urquhart

Author(s): Jane Urquhart
Publisher: HarperCollins
Binding: Hardcover
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In fifty short, lyrical essays Jane Urquhart selects objects—from a Nobel Peace Prize medal and a Beothuk legging to a Massey-Harris tractor and a Sikh RCMP turban—to illuminate Canadian history, identity and memory. Scott McKowen's illustrations accompany each piece, drawing out unexpected links between people, place and material culture.

Arranged thematically, the collection invites reflection on migration, art, social change and the stories objects hold across generations. It suits readers of cultural history, literary nonfiction and Canadian studies.

Published by HarperCollins in 2016; 248 pages, hardcover, illustrated.

  • Nobel Peace Prize medal
  • Beothuk legging
  • Massey-Harris tractor
  • Sikh RCMP turban
  • Innu tea doll and more

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