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Edgar Wardell McInnis (1899–1973) was a Canadian poet and historian,〔(Edgar Wardell McInnis ). Biographies of Prominent Quebec and Canadian Historical Figures (Marianopolis College), 2004.〕 best known for his ''Oxford Periodical History of the War'', a six-volume year-by-year history of World War II, and for ''Canada: A Political and Social History'', which was an important and influential textbook in Canadian history classes in its era.〔 A longtime professor at the University of Toronto and York University, he was a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction, winning for ''The Unguarded Frontier: A History of American-Canadian Relations'' at the 1942 Governor General's Awards and for ''The War: Fourth Year'' at the 1944 Governor General's Awards.〔"Three Women and One Man Win Awards in Literature". ''Toronto Star'', March 31, 1945.〕 Originally from Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,〔 McInnis served as an artilleryman with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. Writing poetry in his spare time, he published the collections ''Poems Written at the Front'' (1918) and ''The Road to Arras'' (1920), and won the Newdigate Prize in 1925 for his poem "Byron".〔Lyn Harrington, ''Syllables of Recorded Time: The Story of the Canadian Authors Association 1921-1981''. Dundurn Press, 1981. ISBN 0-88924-112-0.〕 He completed a bachelor's degree in history at the University of Toronto in 1923, and a master's degree from Oxford University in 1930.〔 He taught history at the University of Toronto for several years〔 before becoming executive director of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs in 1951.〔 He joined York University in 1960, becoming the institution's dean of graduate studies in 1964.〔"Design Unimportant for Nation's New Flag, York Graduates Told". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 4, 1964.〕 He won the J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal in 1966. ==Works== *''Poems Written at the Front'' (1918) *''The Road to Arras'' (1920) *''The Unguarded Frontier: A History of American-Canadian Relations'' (1942)〔"From Evangeline to Ogdensburg". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 14, 1942.〕 *''The War: First Year'' (1940) *''The War: Second Year'' (1941) *''The War: Third Year'' (1942)〔"War Record". ''The Globe and Mail'', December 5, 1942.〕 *''The War: Fourth Year'' (1943) *''The War: Fifth Year'' (1944) *''The War: Sixth Year'' (1945) *''North America and the Modern World'' (1945) *''Canada: A Political and Social History'' (1947) *''Canada at the United Nations'' (1953) *''The Commonwealth Today'' (1959) *''The Atlantic Triangle and the Cold War'' (1959)〔"The International Stalemate". ''The Globe and Mail'', August 29, 1959.〕 *''The Shaping of Postwar Germany'' (1960)〔"German Background". ''The Globe and Mail'', December 24, 1960.〕 *''The North American Nations'' (1963) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edgar McInnis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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