Star-Spangled Canadians Canadians Living the American Dream

Name: Star-Spangled Canadians Canadians Living the American Dream
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ISBN: 9780006391326

ISBN-10: 000639132X

ISBN-13: 9780006391326

Edition: 2000

Authors: Jeffrey Simpson

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It's a subject that continues to provoke and fascinate Canadians, and pre-eminent political commentator Jeffrey Simpson has his finger on its pulse.Is there really a "brain drain" from Canada to the US? Why do some Canadians want to live south of the border? Who are they? What have they found?Star-Spangled Canadians delivers some startling answers about the almost 700,000 ex-pat Canadians living in the US.He has talked to more than 200 of them, from Montana State Prison death-row inmate Ronald Smith to ABC News anchor Peter Jennings.The result is a fascinating mix of anecdote, analysis and commentary that reveals surprising new perspectives on Canada's current and past relationship with…

Book details

Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 391
Size: 5.28" wide x 7.95" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

JEFFREY SIMPSON was born in the USA and moved to Canada as a child.Millions of Canadians read his highly respected national affairs column in The Globe and Mail and watch his commentary on CBC Television news.He is the author of three bestselling books, Faultlines, Spoils of Power and Discipline of Power , which won the Governor General's Award for Non-Fiction.He has won the National Magazine Award for political writing and the National Newspaper Award for column writing.In January 2000, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada.Jeffrey Simpson lives in Ottawa.