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Bomb Canada
And Other Unkind Remarks in the American Media

Chantal Allan (Author)

9781897425497

Paperback / softback, published 1 August 2009

160 pages, b&w illustrations throughout
21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm, 0.22 kg

Canada and the United States. Two nations, one border, same continent.Anti-American sentiment in Canada is well documented, but what haveAmericans had to say about their northern neighbour? Allan examines howthe American media has portrayed Canada from Confederation to the Obamainauguration. By examining major events that have tested bilateralrelations, Bomb Canada tracks the history of anti-Canadianismin the U.S. Informative, thought-provoking and at times hilarious, thisfirst-of-its-kind book reveals another layer of the complexrelationship between Canada and the United States.

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1: The First Five Years: 1867-1872 1

General News

Beware the Fenians

Stoking Fears of Annexation

Canadian Exodus

CHAPTER 2: Free Trade or "Freedom": 1911

"Champ Clark's Bombshell"

Round Two for Reciprocity

"No" from the Golden Coast

The Fight for Free Trade in Canada

Fall of Reciprocity

CHAPTER 3: Castro, Nukes & the Cold War: 1953-1968

Trading with the Red Menace

Bomarcs, Nukes, and Defence

Vietnam Variance

CHAPTER 4: Enter the Intellect: 1968-1984

Trudeaumania

The Shakedown

Trudeau and the Terrorists

Back to the Basics

Viva Cuba!

Booted Out

The Clark Sideshow

Rebound and Final Au Revoir

Hello Again USA!

CHAPTER 5: Hitting Below the Belt: 2001 Onward

Strikes of Terror

Off to War

No Longer Nice

The Schism Widens

Downward Spiral

EPILOGUE

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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