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In his book The New Nature of History: Knowledge, Evidence, Language, Arthur Marwick stated that a myth is “…a version of the past which usually has some elements of truth in it, but which distorts what actually happened in support of some vested interest.” This idea that history is remembered based on a conglomeration of various factors and not necessarily on the events as they happened, is the topic of Daniel Francis’s 1997 book, National Dreams: Myth, Memory and Canadian History. Francis scrutinizes prominent events and aspects of Canadian history, questioning their validity and theorizing about the impact this has had and will continue to have on the nation. ... By exposing the mythology that exists in Canadian history, an opportunity is created to construct new and more effective conceptions of how Canada has evolved into the country that it is today. ...
In his book, National Dreams: Myth, Memory and Canadian History, Daniel Francis details seven fundamental legends that have contributed to the structuring of Canadian history. From the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway to images of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, each myth is a vital piece of the greater Canadian narrative. ... These groups of people cunningly created a history that was self-serving and which provided a vision of Canada that Canadians wanted to accept as true. ... The book, which re-presents these basic myths, providing insight and challenging the reader to think about something they thought they knew, is unlike any conventional history book.
Approximate Word count = 1202
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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