True North

Paul Theroux

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A vastly diverse and geographically scattered nation of forty million people, Canada is now threatened with annexation as the 51st state by the US President, beyond the longest undefended border in the world. This threat has had the effect of unifying the nation, inspiring patriotism, and encouraging the normally laconic Canadians to be forthcoming, ideal for a traveller with a gift for listening. For Theroux, this journey is also personal: his ancestor Antoine Theroux left Gascony in 1693 to become a pioneer in Nouvelle France and to settle in the small village of Yamaska, where many Theroux's still live and thrive. He recounts the riveting story of Antoine, illuminating the deeper, and often darker, history of Canada, before hitting the road from Yamaska, to explore the length and breadth of the country.


Author(s): Theroux, Paul
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 29/10/2026
Pagination: 448 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Hamish Hamilton
Published By: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Classification: Travel writing|Canada|Political science & theory|History of the Americas
Dimensions: 242 x 163 x 38
Weight: 674
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241515990

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