Defining moments and recurring myths: Comparing Canadians and Americans after the American Revolution

Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-419

  Grabb, Edward ^a   Curtis, James ^a   Baer, Douglas ^a  

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2000.tb00595.x     Document Type: Article

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