Seeing Reds: The Red Scare of 1918-1919: Canada's First War on Terror - Hardcover

by Daniel Francis (Author)

Seeing Reds tells the story of a turbulent period in Canadian history, when in 1918-19 the Canadian government, fearful in the wake of the Russian Revolution, tried to suppress radical political activity at home by branding legitimate labor leaders as "Bolsheviks" and "Reds." Daniel Francis examines Canada's Red Scare in a global context, including government responses to similar activities in the United States and Europe, as well as its ramifications for the contemporary war on terror, in which issues of free speech and political dissent are similarly compromised in the name of national security.

Author Biography

Daniel Francis is an historian and the author of 20 books, principally on Canadian history, including four from Arsenal Pulp Press: National Dreams, The Imaginary Indian, L.D., and Imagining Ourselves. He was editorial director of the mammoth Encyclopedia of British Columbia and is a frequent contributor to Geist magazine.