Bumsted, J(ohn) M(ichael)

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BUMSTED, J(ohn) M(ichael)

BUMSTED, J(ohn) M(ichael). Canadian (born United States), b. 1938. Genres: History. Career: Tufts University, Medford, MA, Instructor, 1965-67; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Assistant Professor, 1967-69; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Associate Professor, 1969-75, Professor of History, 1975-80; University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Fellow of St. John's College, 1980-, Professor of History, 1980-. Publications: (ed.) Documentary Problems in Canadian History, 2 vols., 1969; (ed.) The Great Awakening in Colonial America: The Beginnings of Evangelical Pietism, 1970; Henry Alline 1748-1784, 1971; (ed.) Canada before Confederation: Readings and Interpretations, 1972, 1979; (with J. Van de Wetering) "What Must I Do to be Saved?": The Great Awakening in Colonial America, 1976; The People's Clearance, 1982; (ed. with R. Fisher) The Journal of Alexander Walker, 1982; (ed.) The Collected Writings of Lord Selkirk 1799-1809, 1984; (ed.) Interpreting Canada's Past, 2 vols., 1986; Understanding the Loyalists, 1986; Land, Settlement and Politics in 18th Century Prince Edward Island, 1987; The Collected Writings of Lord Selkirk 1810-1820, 1988; The Peoples of Canada: A Pre-Confederation History; The Peoples of Canada: A Post-Confederation History, 1992; The Red River Rebellion, 1996; The Fur Trade Wars: The Origins of Western Canada, 1999; The Dictionary of Manitoba Biography, 1999. Address: Dept. of History, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2.