Jacques Lacoursière
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Jacques Lacoursière, CM CQ (born 1932) is a French-speaking TV host, author and historian from Quebec, Canada.
Life and career
Lacoursière was born in Shawinigan, Mauricie, and currently[when?] resides in Beauport in the Greater Quebec area.
Lacoursière holds an M.A. degree in history from the University of Ottawa.
Renowned not only for his talents as a researcher, but also for his ability to communicate and make history accessible to a larger audience, he worked with film director Gilles Carle. Together they produced the TV series Épopée en Amérique : une histoire populaire du Québec which Lacoursière hosted in 1997.[1]
Honors
Lacoursière was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2006.[2] In 2002, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.[3]
Published books
Over the years Lacoursière has written many books, including:
- 1968 : Histoire, 1534-1968 (published by Boréal Express under the supervision of Denis Vaugeois and Jacques Lacoursière)
- 1969 : Les Troubles de 1837-38 with Denis Vaugeois
- 1970 : L'Acte de Québec et la Révolution américaine with Denis Vaugeois
- 1972 : Notre histoire: Québec-Canada with Denis Vaugeois
- 1972 : Alarme citoyens!: l'affaire Cross-Laporte, du connu à l'inconnu. Montréal, Québec, Canada: Editions La Presse, 1972. 438 p.
- 1974 : Québec 72-73
- 1976 : Canada-Québec : synthèse historique with Denis Vaugeois
- 1979 : Il était une fois... le Québec under the supervision of Jacques Lacoursière
- 1991 : Les Mémoires québécoises (Jacques Mathieu, Jacques Lacoursière) with Jacques Mathieu
- 1995 - 1997 : Histoire populaire du Québec
- 1997 : Monsieur le président : les orateurs et les présidents depuis 1792
- 2000 : La chanson comme miroir de poche : conversation avec Jacques Lacoursière / Gilles Vigneault with Gilles Vigneault
- 2000 : Canada-Québec : synthèse historique, 1534-2000 (Nouvelle édition) with Jean Provencher and Denis Vaugeois
- 2002 : Une histoire du Québec / racontée par Jacques Lacoursière
- 2005 : L'Île-des-Sœurs : d'hier à aujourd'hui, Les éditions de l'homme, Montréal
Footnotes
- ↑ Lacoursière, Jacques, Septentrion
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- People from Shawinigan
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