The Last Cannon Shot

Based On Four Years Of Research In The Frenchcanadian Press Of The s And The Private Papers Of The Main Frenchcanadian Politicians, British Officials, And Roman Catholic Religious Leaders, This Book Describes In Rich And Lively Detail The Conflict Of French Canada's Priests And Politicians Around The Central Issue Of Their People's Relation To The British Crown During That PeriodConfederation In , Modern Canada, And The Current Tempest In French Canada Cannot Adequately Be Understood Without Constant Reference To These Men Of The s And The Political And Religious Ideologies They RepresentedIndeed, It Was In Their Enmities, In Their Friendships And Loyalties That Were Laid The Strongbinational Foundations Of What Etienne Parent Foresaw As 'une Grande Nationalité Canadienne Assez Forte Pour Se Protéger Ellemême Et Vivre De Sa Propre Vie.'
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