The Vanishing Country, Abridged Edition
Is It Too Late to Save Canada from the US?
$34.77
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2026
Summary
In 2003, long before Trump started invoking fears of a future as the 51st state, The Vanishing Country was sounding the alarm about Canada’s vulnerability to US takeover and impending Americanization. Mel Hurtig’s seminal book is a record of the ‘sellout’ of Canada that had been building for decades, and a stark warning that, unless we rally to stop it, we could lose the country so many are proud to call home. A meticulously researched rallying cry in defence of what makes us differe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780771041693 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0771041691 |
| Author: | Mel Hurtig |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart Inc. |
| Imprint: | McClelland & Stewart Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 264g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
About The Author
Mel Hurtig
Melvin Hurtig, OC
Melvin Hurtig was a publisher, political activist, and author. In 1956, he opened Hurtig Books in Edmonton, which quickly became a hub for the literary community and one of Canada’s largest retail book businesses.
Hurtig sold his stores in 1972 to focus on publishing Canadian books under the Hurtig Publishers imprint. He was recognized as Canadian Book Publisher of the Year twice, in 1975 and 1981.
His most significant contributions include conceiving and publishing two editions of The Canadian Encyclopedia (1985 and 1988) and the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (1990). Hurtig Publishers was sold to McClelland & Stewart in 1991.
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