Barry Gough, longtime historian of western and exploration history, has the cover story in the new Canada's History: "Alexander Mackenzie Follows Indigenous Pathways Across the Great Divide," with lively artwork from Robert Carter.
Also in the issue, Gare Joyce on Buster Keaton's last great film: cross-Canada on a railroad speeder for the National Film Board.
Cheryl Thompson compiles a history of Afro-Canadian hair styling -- with a sidebar by Jo McCutcheon on the classic 'dos and how the press swooned over them.
Patrick Carroll on salt in the HBC trading empire.
Plus Jack Miner, new dinosaur research, birding in Labrador, Michif language preservation, tolling tokens, and a shelf's worth of book reviews
