Christopher Moore | Author

About the Author

Christopher Moore writes about Canadian history. He has won numerous awards including a Governor General's Award for Louisbourg Portraits; the Secretary of State's Prize for Excellence in Canadian Studies for The Loyalists: Revolution, Exile, Settlement; and the Mister Christie Award for Children's show more Books with Janet Lunn for The Story of Canada. His other works include The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's Lawyers, and 1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Works by Christopher Moore

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1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal (1997) 72 copies

The Loyalists: Revolution Exile Settlement (1984) 69 copies

Adventurers : Hudson's Bay Company : The Epic Story (2000) 66 copies

Louisbourg Portraits (2000) 63 copies

From Then to Now: A Short History of the World (2011) 50 copies

The Big Book of Canada: Exploring the Provinces and Territories (2002) 32 copies

The Big Book of Canada (Updated Edition): Exploring the Provinces and Territories (2017) 30 copies

Fortress of Louisbourg: Guide (1981) 29 copies

Champlain (2004) 23 copies

The History of Canada Series: Three Weeks in Quebec City: The Meeting That Made Canada (2015) 15 copies

The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's Lawyers, 1797-1997 (1997) 12 copies

The British Columbia Court of Appeal: The First Hundred Years, 1910-2010 (2010) 6 copies

The Court of Appeal for Ontario : defining the right of appeal, 1792-2013 (2014) 5 copies

McCarthy Tetrault Building Canada's Premier Law Firm 1855-2005 (2005) 4 copies

Samuel de Champlain (Canadian Pathfinders Series) (1987) 3 copies

Commodity Imports of Louisbourg 2 copies

Peggy Crysler of Upper Canada (1988) 1 copy

A Catalogue of Memoires 1 copy

Grave Sites of Canadian Prime Ministers (2001) 1 copy

The Other Louisbourg: Trade and Merchant Enterprise in Ile Royale 1713-58 1 copy

William Van Horne (1987) 1 copy

Miss Confederation: The Diary of Mercy Anne Coles 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Illustrated History of Canada (1987) — Contributor, some editions — 318 copies

Slavery in New York (2005) — Contributor — 87 copies

Story of a Nation: Defining Moments in Our History (2001) — Introduction — 50 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Moore, Christopher
Birthdate: 1950-06-09
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Places of residence: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Education: University of British Columbia
University of Ottawa (MA, History)
Occupations: writer
Historian
Organizations: Parks Canada
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Awards and honors: Governor General's Literary Award

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1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal by Christopher Moore

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BooksInMirror | 1 other review | Feb 19, 2024 |

Champlain by Christopher Moore

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OakGrove-KFA | Mar 28, 2020 |

Louisbourg Portraits by Christopher Moore

Excellent incite into day to day life at Louisbourg

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paulinethomson | Aug 9, 2018 |

The Big Book of Canada (Updated Edition): Exploring… by Christopher Moore

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Canada 101

Loved this updated reference HC.

This book is very well organised and presented with a vast array of useful facts and geographical goodness that will entertain adults along with delight younger audiences aswell.

I am writing a short #Canada150 note in the front and gifting this wonderful book to my nephew :)

The Big Book of Canada
(Our home and native land)

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