The People and the Bay, written by McMaster historians Nancy Bouchier and Ken Cruikshank, has been awarded a Canadian Historical Association Clio prize.

The Canadian Historical Association’s Clio Prize is an annual award given for meritorious publications or for exceptional contributions by individuals or organizations to regional history.

Bouchier and Cruikshank’s The People and the Bay: A Social an Environmental History of Hamilton Habour was published in 2016 by UBC Press. The book explores the relationship between Hamilton Habour and the people who came to live on its shores.

Visit the Canadian Historical Association website for a full list of the CHA 2017 Prize Winners and the UBC Press site for publication information on The People and the Bay.

Below: Nancy Bouchier,  professor of history and Ken Cruikshank, professor of history and dean of McMaster’s Faculty of Humanities.