The Bestselling Books of 2022 on Canada's History

Here are the Canadian-history titles most often purchased by our readers in the previous calendar year.

Posted December 12, 2022

#1 Resurgence: Engaging with Indigenous Narratives and Cultural Expressions In and Beyond the Classroom, edited by Christine M’Lot and Katya Adamov Ferguson

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#2 Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War, by Tim Cook

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#3 Tales from the Homestead: A History of Prairie Pioneers, 1867–1914, by Sandra Rollings Magnusson

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#4 The Lost Prime Ministers: Macdonald’s Successors Abbott, Thompson, Bowell, and Tupper, by Michael Hill

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#5 The Boy in the Woods: A True Story of Survival During the Second World War, by Maxwell Smart

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#6 E. J. Hughes: Canadian War Artist, by Robert Amos

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#7 Ice War Diplomat: Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series, by Gary J. Smith

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#8 305 Lost Buildings of Canada, by Raymond Biesinger & Alex Bozikovic

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#9 Atlantic’s Last Stop: Courage, Folly, and Lies in the White Star Line’s Worst Disaster Before Titanic, by Robert G. Chaulk

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#10 Mining Country: A History of Canada’s Mines and Miners, by John Sandlos and Arn Keeling

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