Historian, bestselling author, screenwriter and Trent University Oshawa professor Dr. Robert Wright will launch his next book, The Night Canada Stood Still, on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. A lengthy excerpt has been printed in the Montreal Gazette, which can be read online.

The new book revisits the drama and intrigue that led to the 1995 Quebec referendum which nearly split the nation, blending the historical details around the sovereignist campaign with the excitement and anxiety that was felt by Canadians watching the election results across the country. Dr. Wright has won a prestigious $15,000 Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts for The Night Canada Stood Still, the latest in a series of accolades for his published work, including the Lela Common Prize for Canadian History for his national bestseller Three Nights in Havana (2007).

Dr. Wright, a professor of History at Trent University Oshawa, has built his career by challenging the way we think about Canadian history, foreign policy and sovereignty issues. His books include Our Man in Tehran: Ken Taylor and the Iran Hostage Crisis (2011), which was turned into a full-length, critically-acclaimed documentary film co-written by Dr. Wright.

Posted on Monday, June 2, 2014.