J. M. Bumsted

Author of A History of the Canadian Peoples

About the Author

For over 25 years, J.M. Bumsted taught history at the University of Manitoba. A specialist in cultural history and the history of Prince Edward Island and of Manitoba, he is the author of several works, including A History of the Canadian Peoples (4th edn, 2011) and The Peoples of Canada: A show more Pre-Confederation History (4th edn, 2014). show less

Includes the names: J.M.Bumsted, Jack Bumsted, J. M. Bumstead, John M. Bumsted

Works by J. M. Bumsted

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A History of the Canadian Peoples (1998) 69 copies, 1 review

The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History (1992) 39 copies

The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History (1992) 32 copies

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Reader (1986) 32 copies

Interpreting Canada's past, Volume 2: After confederation (1986) 31 copies

What must I do to be saved? : The great awakening in colonial America (1976) 17 copies

The Great Awakening; the beginnings of evangelical pietism in America (1970) 17 copies

Canadian history before Confederation: Essays and interpretations (1979) 15 copies

Henry Alline 1748-1784 (1971) 14 copies

The People's Clearance: Highland Emigration to British North America, 1770-1815 (1982) 13 copies, 1 review

Louis Riel v. Canada: The Making of a Rebel (2001) 13 copies

Fur Trade Wars (1999) 12 copies

Land, settlement, and politics on eighteenth-century Prince Edward Island (1987) 11 copies

The Red River Rebellion (1996) 11 copies

Lord Selkirk: A Life (2008) 10 copies

Documentary Problems in Canadian History. Volume 1. Pre-Confederation. Volume 2. Post-Confederation. By J. M. Bumsted. 1969 Edition 9 copies

Dictionary of Manitoba Biography (1999) 8 copies

Thomas Scott's Body: And Other Essays on Early Manitoba History (2000) 7 copies

Reporting the Resistance: Alexander Begg and Joseph Hargrave on the Red River Resistance (2003) 5 copies

University of Manitoba: An Illustrated History (2001) 4 copies

Trials and Tribulations: The Red River Settlement and the Emergence of Manitoba 1821-1870 (2003) 4 copies

Scots in Canada, The (1982) 4 copies

Floods of the centuries: A history of flood disasters in the Red River Valley, 1776-1997 (1997) 3 copies

Winnipeg General Strike of 1919: An Illustrated History (1996) 3 copies

Interpreting Canada's Past: A Pre-Confederation Re (2017) 3 copies

The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History 2 copies

Canada's diverse peoples a reference sourcebook (2003) 1 copy

The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History 1 copy

Mike Ford, Canada Needs You, Volume One.(Sound Recording Review): An article from: Manitoba History (2005) 1 copy

Reporting the Resistance; Alexander Begg and Joseph Hargrave on the Red River Resistance (2003) 1 copy

The people's Clearance : Highland emigration to British North America, 1770-1815 1 copy

St. John's College : faith and education in Western Canada (2006) 1 copy

Understanding the Loyalists (1986) 1 copy

Documentary Problems in Canadian History: Volume I, Pre-Confederation & Volume II, Post-Confederation. 1 copy

The Great Awakening the Beginnings of Evangelical Pietism in America 1 copy

Canadian History Before Confederation Essays and Interpretations 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Bumsted, J. M.
Legal name: Bumsted, John Michael
Other names: Bumsted, Jack
Birthdate: 1938
Gender: male
Education: Tufts University (BA)
Brown University (PhD)
Occupations: historian
university professor
bookstore owner
Organizations: University of Manitoba
Simon Fraser University
McMaster University
Whodunit? Mystery Bookstore
Awards and honors: Fellow Royal Society of Canada
Nationality: USA (birth)
Canada
Places of residence: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Associated Place (for map): Manitoba, Canada

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A History of the Canadian Peoples 4e by J. M. Bumsted

I read this comprehensive overview of Canadian history for a university class on the subject. Not the most gripping read but it did contain a lot of information and was very informative. The book is well-organized and included a lot of photographs and excerpts from primary sources, which gave me a better grasp on the particular time periods and historical contexts. This book served as a huge aid in the course, from which I learned a lot.

Oct 6, 2022

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The People's Clearance: Highland Emigration to British North America, 1770-1815 by J. M. Bumsted

Author's thesis is that 'clearances' up to 1815 were voluntary, and in fact opposed by landowners who were losing their workers, and the state which was losing its population.

After 1815,came the more traditionally described 'forced' clearances.

Aug 9, 2014