These fifteen essays, all inspired by the work of Ramsay Cook, focus on cultural and intellectual history, the impact of race, indiginous peoples’ history, and women’s history. Topics include radio in Canada, the Native vote in Saskatchewa, the writings of Harold Innis, Canadian missionaries in Korea, and the role of women in the textile igdustry and their attitudes toward unions. The book provides a rich cross section of the work of contemporary historians in Canada.