The Making of the October Crisis: Canada's Long Nightmare of Terrorism at the Hands of the FLQ - Jenish, D'Arcy

Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; In previous accounts of the October Crisis, too much attention has been paid to the events of the fall of 1970 and not enough to the years preceding it. Most of those who have written about the FLQ have been ardent nationalists, committed sovereignists or former terrorists., and they have conjured a narrative that obscures rather clarifies. They tell us that the authorities should have negotiated with the kidnappers, and contend that Jean Drapeau's administration and the governments of Robert Bourassa and Pierre Trudeau created the October Crisis by invoking the War Measures Act. Using new research and interviews, D'Arcy Jenish attempts to redress the imbalance by telling the complete story - from March 1963 to October 1970 and beyond. This gripping narrative by a veteran journalist and master storyteller will forever change the way we view this dark chapter in Canadian history.
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Hardcover
Doubleday Canada
2018
Canada