Sir John A. Macdonald Prize Winners

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Winners

	Tax, Order, and Good Government: A New Political History of Canada, 1867-1917 by E.A. Heaman 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2018)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imperial Plots: Women, Land, and the Spadework of British Colonialism on the Canadian Prairies by Sarah Carter 3.92 avg rating — 26 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2017)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Did We Choose to Industrialize?: Montreal, 1819-1849 by Robert C.H. Sweeny 2.67 avg rating — 9 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2016)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest by Jean Barman 3.62 avg rating — 13 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Aboriginal Life by Elizabeth A. Fenn (Foreword) 4.30 avg rating — 809 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Colonization of Mi'kmaw Memory and History, 1794-1928: The King v. Gabriel Sylliboy by William C. Wicken 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Codex Canadensis and the Writings of Louis Nicolas: The Natural History of the New World, Histoire Naturelle des Indes Occidentales by Louis Nicolas 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Idea of Liberty in Canada during the Age of Atlantic Revolutions, 1776-1838 by Michel Ducharme 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Backwoods Consumers and Homespun Capitalists: The Rise of a Market Culture in Eastern Canada by Béatrice Craig 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reasoning Otherwise: Leftists and the People's Enlightenment in Canada, 1890-1920 by Ian McKay 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gatekeepers: Reshaping Immigrant Lives in Cold War Canada by Franca Iacovetta really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	States of Nature: Conserving Canada's Wildlife in the Twentieth Century by Tina Loo 3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Catholic Origins of Quebec's Quiet Revolution, 1931-1970 by Michael Gauvreau 3.40 avg rating — 10 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Croire et faire croire by Dominique Deslandres liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rule of the Admirals: Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832 by Jerry Bannister 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Native Space: Colonialism, Resistance, and Reserves in British Columbia by R. Cole Harris 3.96 avg rating — 23 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Politics of Population: State Formation, Statistics, and the Census of Canada, 1840-1875 by Bruce Curtis 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engendering The State: Family, Work, and Welfare in Canada by Nancy Christie 3.12 avg rating — 8 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Nation-Building: Pageantry and Spectacle at Quebec's Tercentenary by H.V. Nelles 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Colonizing Bodies: Aboriginal Health and Healing in British Columbia, 1900-50 by Mary-Ellen Kelm 4.35 avg rating — 26 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death So Noble: Memory, Meaning, and the First World War by Jonathan F. Vance 4.14 avg rating — 76 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quelques Arpents d'Amérique : Population, économie, famille au Saguenay 1838-1971 by Gérard Bouchard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canada Dry: Temperance Crusades Before Confederation by Jan Noel 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of Canadian Architecture by Harold Kalman 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Working Families: Age, Gender, and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal by Bettina Bradbury 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canada's First Nations: A History Of Founding Peoples From Earliest Times by Olive Patricia Dickason 3.85 avg rating — 46 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Native Elders by Julie Cruikshank 3.94 avg rating — 36 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gender of Breadwinners: Women, Men and Change in Two Industrial Towns, 1880-1950 by Joy Parr 3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Of Heaven: The Life Of Lester Pearson by John English really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Day Recalled: Lives of Girls and Women in English Canada by Veronica Jane Strong-Boag 3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings Sir John A. Macdonald Prize (1989)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars