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1947 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction

1947 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction Winner and Nominees

1947 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerHaidaWilliam SclaterAn action-packed, first-hand account of Canadas most famous naval warship and her exploits during the Second World War....AmazonThe Government of CanadaR. MacGregor DawsonFor more than a generation this concise survey has been the classic introduction to the fundamental ideas and structure of Canadian government and the practice of democracy in this country. It examines the various elements of federal government — the House...Amazon
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1947 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction

1947 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1947 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction WinnerThe Tin Flute (translation)Gabrielle Roy"The Tin Flute," Gabrielle Roys first novel, is a classic of Canadian fiction. Imbued with Roys unique brand of compassion and compelling understanding, this moving story focuses on a family in the Saint-Henri slums of Montreal, its struggles to overcome...Amazon
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1945 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction

1945 Governor General’s Literary Award – Non-fiction Winner and Nominees

1945 Governor General's Literary Award - Non-fiction WinnerGauntlet to OverlordRoss Munro...AmazonWe Keep a LightEvelyn M. RichardsonIn We Keep A Light, Evelyn M. Richardson describes how she and her husband bought tiny Bon Portage Island and built a happy life there for themselves and their three children. On an isolated lighthouse station off the southern tip of Nova Scotia, the Richa...Amazon
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1945 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction

1945 Governor General’s Literary Award – Fiction Winner and Nominees

1945 Governor General's Literary Award - Fiction WinnerTwo SolitudesHugh MacLennanWinner of the Governor Generals Award for Fiction Canada Reads Selection (CBC), 2013 A landmark of nationalist fiction, Hugh MacLennans Two Solitudes is the story of two peoples within one nation, each with its own legend and ideas of what a nation shoul...Amazon
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1944 Awards, All Book Awards, Book Awards, Book Awards By Year, Governor General's Literary Award, Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry

1944 Governor General’s Literary Award – Poetry Winner and Nominees

1944 Governor General's Literary Award - Poetry WinnerDay and NightDorothy LivesayDay and Night was Dorothy Livesays first Governor Generals Award-winning title and her first book as an established Vancouver writer. Day and Night emerged out of the struggles of the depression and the societal changes brought about as a result of the S...Amazon
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