On Monday, the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature at McGill will be awarded to the author of a book “determined to have had (or likely to have) a profound literary, social and academic impact in the area of history.” The National Post is publishing excerpts from all three 2015 Cundill Prize finalists. On Oct. 4, 1921,…
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