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Dr. John (Jack) Bumsted
Affiliation: University of Manitoba
Keywords: Western Canada, Canada social, Canada cultural, Manitoba, Canadian-American
Deceased Date: 2020-01-25
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Jack Bumsted is one of the most wide-ranging, widely published, and widely read historians in Canada today. His work is characterized by a remarkable range of subject and chronology. His publications cross many fields of specialty and illustrate the breadth of his vision. Over fourteen books, several of them prize winners, deal with colonial America, Scotland, the Scots in Canada, eighteenth-century Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, the West, and Canada in general. In addition, he has published over 95 articles in academic journals and popular serials. As General Editor of the Selkirk Papers Project and the Manitoba Record Society, he has worked to gather and disseminate Canada's historical record. His monographs have advanced the knowledge of Canada's history while his more general works have attracted the public to greater awareness of the nation's historical richness. He has been recognized by visiting appointments in Scotland, Germany, England, and India.
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Jack Bumsted is one of the most wide-ranging, widely published, and widely read historians in Canada today. He has worked to gather and disseminate Canada's historical record. His monographs have advanced the knowledge of Canada's history while his more general works have attracted the public to greater awareness of the nation's historical richness.