New York Times treats Franklin debate
Researchers Find Cannibalized Victim of 19th-Century Arctic Voyage A new study offers clues to a 179-year-old mystery that killed more than 100 explorers on the Franklin expedition in the Canadian Arctic. By Alexander Nazaryan // The New York Times / Oct. 4 Into the frozen fray they went, the explorer Sir John Franklin and his…
Read MoreTwain points way into Shadows of Tyranny
The headline in The Cipher Brief shows the usual bit of attitude. “Oh, Canada. The Yanks Are Not Likely to Invade.” But the review itself, while flawed, is thorough and impressive. It comes courtesy of Bill Rapp, who holds a Ph.D. in European History and served more than 35 years as a CIA analyst, diplomat,…
Read MoreLiterary Hub celebrates Shadows of Tyranny
Wikipedia describes LitHub as “a daily literary website highlighting the best in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, and criticism.” Probably you subscribe to it, as I do. Anyway, as Shadows of Tyranny launches into the American market, it’s great to see LitHub deploy the Jack London chapter from the book. Chapter 38. Jack London: Vive la Revolution!…
Read MoreTrumpian wake-up call echoes in Montreal
An old high-school friend, who is still based in the Montreal area, alerted me to this review in The Gazette. Shadows of Tyranny : Defending Democracy in an Age of Dictatorship Ken McGoogan (Douglas & McIntyre). BY PAT ST. GERMAIN (Montreal Gazette / 14 September 2024) September feels like the unofficial start of a new…
Read MoreB.C. broadcaster leads brilliant discussion
Where is our Churchill? A new book wonders who will rise to meet the challenge of Trumpism By John Ackermann / Vancouver CityNews / Aug. 31, 2024 If elected to a second term, former U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to be a dictator but “only on day one.” Whether or not that remark was tongue-in-cheek,…
Read MoreWinnipeg lawyer discerns looming threat
A looming threat: Historical accounts of 20th-century fascism ring frighteningly true today Reviewed by Douglas J. Johnston / Winnipeg Free Press / Aug. 24, 2024 The substratum alert of this nifty collection of historical accounts of the rise of fascism is: “It can happen here” — the “it” personified in one Donald J. Trump. Guelph,…
Read MoreToronto Star highlights Shadows of Tyranny
Big shoutout to the Toronto Star for running an excerpt from Shadows of Tyranny on publication day — today! Special thanks for the terrific play. From Chapter 9: Mackenzie King Judges Hitler a Saint In the spring of 1937, Canada’s prime minister was still clinging to the view, originally espoused by British prime minister Winston…
Read MoreThe Hill Times hails Shadows of Tyranny
By Christina Leadlay / The Hill Times Historian and author Ken McGoogan weaves a cautionary non-fiction tale in his new book that argues the world has entered a “Second Age” of authoritarianism. Shadows of Tyranny: Defending Democracy in an Age of Dictatorship, published by Douglas & McIntyre, examines dictatorships of the 20th century. The book…
Read MoreWhat do we know about fascist demagogues?
‘The good news is that a 21st century Churchill has emerged from the shadows, and her name is Kamala Harris’ Ken McGoogan speaking at The Explorers Club in New York City By Barbara Latkowski Published August 7 in Guelph Today Mark Twain once said, “history never repeats itself. But it…
Read MoreCelebrating Sheena Fraser McGoogan
Our daughter Keriann McGoogan, author of Chasing Lemurs and the forthcoming Jungle Women, tells a story about how her artist-mother, Sheena Fraser McGoogan, instilled in her an independence of spirit. One of her sharpest memories from pre-school days finds her colouring while Sheena was volunteering in the classroom. Keriann pulled out the brightest green crayon…
Read More