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Blood on the Snow : The Tragedy at Reesor Siding
Blood on the Snow : The Tragedy at Reesor Siding
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Author(s): Poirier, Jacques
ISBN No.: 9781771137010
Pages: 82
Year: 202605
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 0.34
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

"Canada is a nation that has always carefully curated its history. There are the stories that get celebrated and those that are hidden away. The story of Reesor Siding is one of the darker chapters in our troubled history of settlement. Blood on the Snow is a must-read. It is beautiful as art and powerful as history. It shines a light on a sad and brutal tragedy." - Charlie Angus, the Resistance Substack; author of Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed and Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower "A carefully crafted retelling of a tragic moment in Canadian labour history, Blood on the Snow examines the lead-up, key events, and aftermath of the violence that erupted at Reesor Siding in Northern Ontario in 1963. It is rich in narrative detail and filled with haunting illustrations that will stay with you long after you turn the final page.


" - Julia Smith, associate professor, Labour Studies Program, University of Manitoba " Blood on the Snow is a deeply moving retelling of the tragedy of Reesor Siding and deserves to be read by labour and social activists everywhere. Carefully researched and powerfully, hauntingly illustrated, it reveals how employers and the state can turn community members against each other while supporting exploitation and even homicide. This graphic novel is also a keen reminder of how labour history is too easily erased from our collective memory, replaced by 'official' histories and silence that deprive us of the knowledge we need to make real change. Blood on the Snow is a much needed corrective, warning, and inspiration." - Mark Leier, labour historian, Simon Fraser University; coauthor of Roles of Resistance: Game Plans for Teachers and Troublemakers.


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