A riveting account of Canadian history through the eyes of the people who lived it. This set covers the early days of the Dominion from 1873 to the Great Depression and the start of the Second World War.

DVDs. Originally broadcast as episodes of the television program.

Disc 1. Taking the west (1873 to 1896) -- Disc 2. The great transformation (1896 to 1915) -- Disc 3. Ordeal by fire (1915 to 1929) -- Disc 4. Hard times (1929 to 1940).