Seeing Reds

At the end of World War I, Canada was poised on the brink of social revolution. At least that is what many Canadians, inspired by the Russian Revolution, hoped and others dreaded. Seeing Reds documents a turbulent period in Canadian history, when in 1918-19 a fearful government tried to suppress radical political activity by branding legitimate labor leaders as "Bolsheviks.?

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Daniel Francis is an historian and the author of 20 books, principally on Canadian history, including four from Arsenal Pulp Press: National Dreams, The Imaginary Indian, L.D., and Imagining Ourselves. He was editorial director of the mammoth Encyclopedia of British Columbia and is a frequent contributor to Geist magazine.

Inhalt

Prologue: The View from the Third Floor
Chapter One: Roots of Unrest
Chapter Two: A Quite Widespread and Dangerous Propaganda
Chapter Three: Fighting Back
Chapter Four: A Seething Time
Chapter Five: The Image of the Bolshevik
Chapter Six: Revolution in Disguise
Chapter Seven: The Most Infamous Conspiracy
Chapter Eight: Nothing to Fear But Fear-Mongering Itself
Bibliography
Index