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BIOGRAPHYCANADIANHISTORYCANADIANHISTORYJEWISHSTUDIESSailorx19sHopeTheLifeandTimesofWilliamCooperAgrarianRadicalinanAgeofRevolutionsRustyBittermannThestoryofanimportantfigureinthehistoryofpre-ConfederationCanada.newinpaperDelayedImpactTheHolocaustandtheCanadianJewishCommunityFranklinBialystokWinnerJosephandFayeTanenbaumPrizeinHistoryCanadianJewishBookAwardsSPECIFICATIONSDecember2010978-0-7735-3774-332.95ACDN32.95AUS25.99paper978-0-7735-3773-695.00SCDN95.00SUS74.00cloth6x9344pp10maps27photosSPECIFICATIONSDecember2009978-0-7735-3751-432.95ACDN32.95AUS25.99paper6x9340ppSailorx19sHopeprovidesamovingaccountofamulti-facetedmantrackinghisengage-mentwiththeextraordinarychangesoccurringintheAtlanticandPacicWorldsinthedecadesaftertheAmericanandFrenchRevolutions.WilliamCooperwasborninpovertyinindustrializingScotland.WithoutanyformaleducationheworkedhiswayupthroughtheBritishmerchantmarinetothepositionofcaptainonvoyageslinkingBritainwithIberiaandNorthAmerica.WhenCooperdecidedtoestablishahomeforhisfamilyheleasedlandinPrinceEdwardIslandandnamedhisfarmx1cSailorx19sHope.x1dFormostofhisadultlifeCooperplayedmultiplerolesx13PrinceEdwardIslandpoliticianandlegislativeemissarytotheUKhusbandfatherfarmermerchantmillercaptainboatbuilderandamateurscien-tist.WhenhissonssoughttoestablishthemselvesinlifethefamilybuiltaboatandsailedfromPrinceEdwardIslandtoCalifornia.Cooperlikemanyofhisnineteenth-centurycontemporariesinhabitedalargerworldthanthatencompassedbynationalboundaries.RustyBittermannx19slucidproseskilfulsynthesisofsometimesfragmentarysourcesandwell-chosenillustrationsbringCooperx19sworldtolife.RustyBittermannisaprofessorintheDepartmentofHistoryatStThomasUniversityandauthorofRuralProtestonPrinceEdwardIslandFromBritishColonizationtotheEscheatMovementandco-authorwithMargaretMcCallumofLadyLandlordsofPrinceEdwardIslandImperialDreamsandtheDefenceofProperty.DelayedImpactexplorestheevolutionoftheHolocaustx19slegacyinthecollectivememoryofthepost-warCanadianJewishcommunity.FranklinBialystokseekstounderstandwhytheHolocaustx19seffectwasrelativelymutedupto1960movedtotheforefrontwiththeriseofantisemitisminthe1960sandthenbecameaprominentconcernandmarkerforJewishethnicidentityafter1973.BialystokbeginsbyexaminingtheyearsimmediatelyfollowingtheSecondWorldWarshowingthatCanadianJewswerenotpsychologicallyequippedtocomprehendtheenormityoftheHolocaust.UnabletograsptheextentoftheatrocitiesthathadoccurredinaworldthatwasnottheirsCanadianJewswerenotpreparedtoempathizewiththesurvivorsandinthenexttwodecadesachasmbetweenthegroupsdevelopedandwidened.Inthe1960stheeforescenceofmarginalbutviciousantisemitisminCanadacombinedwithantisemiticoutragesinternationallyandthethreattoIsraelx19sexistenceledtoaninterestintheHolocaust.Bialystokdemonstratesthatwiththepoliticizationofthesurvivorsandthematurationofthepost-wargenerationofCanadianJewsinthe1980sthememoryoftheHolocaustbecameapillarofethnicidentity.UsingpreviouslyunexamineddocumentsandinterviewswithleadersintheJewishcommunityinCanadaBialystokshowshowthecollectivememoryofanepoch-makingeventchangedinreactiontohistoricalcircumstances.FranklinBialystokisasessionallecturerintheDepartmentofHistoryattheUniversityofTorontoandYorkUniversity.