The Story Behind the Book

Steven Cashman.

Steven Cashman is a Canadian author based in Montreal, Quebec. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences and Politics from Concordia University, completed in 1977 — a foundation that has shaped almost half a century of reading, thinking and writing about the country he calls home.

His debut book, History of Canada, is the result of years spent following the threads that connect leadership decisions, national identity, and the everyday economics of Canadian life. It is a book written for the curious general reader: someone who wants to understand not just what happened, but why it mattered — and why it still matters.

My hope is simple. That a reader closes the last page knowing this country a little better than when they opened the first.

A Canadian at heart.

Steven writes from a uniquely Canadian vantage point — bilingual Montreal, where French and English histories meet, where Quebec's politics and Ottawa's policies are felt in the same conversation. That perspective threads through every chapter of History of Canada, from the early years of the federation to the prime ministers of the late twentieth century.

When he is not writing, you will find him reading widely — history, biography, market analysis — and, like any good Canadian, keeping an eye on the hockey scores.

A life in milestones.

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