First Drafts: Eyewitness Accounts from Our Past

Compulsively readable. Globe and Mail

Anyone with any feeling for Canada will shout 'Hallelujah!' in gratitude for First Drafts, a wonderful potpourri of a book about Canada's history. John Fraser, National Post

Certainly among the best of anthologies, First Drafts is a pleasure, a store of literary treasures and a solid short course in Canadian history. Edmonton Journal

...a book at once refreshing and compelling...[t]his volume really does belong on every Canadian bookshelf. Montreal Gazette

...this is a highly original and compelling compilation of eyewitness accounts of our country's diverse history ... an informative and exciting read for every Canadian, not just for history buffs. Each story is unique and varied like the land and people it describes. Kitchener-Waterloo Record

With vivd descriptions of the 1914-1918 conflict and the changes of the ensuing years, the development of Canada is brought alive in journals, letters and articles in this collection. An engrossing book, not only for the events, but also for the intimate, lively and telling eye-witness stories. The Peace Arch News