[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by octothorp

I'll second the vote for the Last Spike. Also, Chester Brown's graphic novel on Louis Riel and the metis rebellion is excellent.

None of these are general overviews, and apart from getting a history textbook as Rathji suggests, I'm not sure what's out there as a great general overview.

Actually, you should go to your library and see if they can get in the CBC documentary, 'Canada: A People's History'. It's a really well-produced and comprehensive. I think there's 17 episodes in total.

Thanks for that. I remember seeing this advertised during HNIC several times last year and thinking how much I wish we got CBC on cable so I could've watched it. I will look into that for sure.