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Pre-Confederation British North America
In a few short
years, a handful of small and separate British colonies are transformed into a
new nation that controls half the North American continent. The story of
Confederation, its supporters and its bitter foes, is told against a backdrop of
U.S. Civil War and Britain's growing determination to be rid of its expensive,
ungrateful colonies. The dawn of the photographic era provides a vivid portrait
of the diverse people who make up the new Dominion of Canada: the railway
magnates, the unwed mothers of Montreal, the nuns who provide refuge for the
destitute, the prosperous merchants of Halifax, the brave fugitives of the
Underground Railroad, and the tide of Irish immigrants who flood into the
cities.
Complete Credits for Episode 8
Producer/Director/Writer: Jim Williamson
Producers: Fiona McHugh, Johanne Ménard
Editor: Murray Green
Additional editing by: Ilona Crabbe
Cinematography: Michael Sweeney, CSC, and Maurice Chabot
Original music: Claude Desjardins and Eric Robertson
Featuring:
Domini
Blythe (Jane Slocombe), Patricia Hamilton (Amelia Harris), Barbara
Barnes Hopkins (Harriet Tubman), Robert Haley (Robert Wyte), Claire Jullien
(Mercy Coles)