Extraordinary Canadians Books in Order
Extraordinary Canadians contains 13 books, published between 2008 and 2011. The first book is Emily Carr (2008) and the newest is Tommy Douglas (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 13
- Published
- 2008–2011
- Pages on record
- 1,216 in 6 of 13 books
Extraordinary Canadians is a biography line taking one subject a book: Emily Carr (2008), Lord Beaverbrook (2008), Mordecai Richler (2008), Norman Bethune (2009), Pierre Elliott Trudeau (2009), Stephen Leacock (2009), L.M. Montgomery (2009), Marshall McLuhan (2010) and Tommy Douglas (2011). Thirteen books appeared between 2008 and 2011. John Ralston Saul is credited on two, with David Adams Richards, M.G. Vassanji, Adrienne Clarkson, Nino Ricci, Margaret MacMillan, Jane Urquhart and Daniel Poliquin on one each.
How many Extraordinary Canadians books are there?
Extraordinary Canadians has 13 books, released between 2008 and 2011.
Extraordinary Canadians Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 13 Extraordinary Canadians books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Emily Carr2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 2Lord Beaverbrook2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 3Mordecai Richler2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 4Norman Bethune2009 · confirmed 2/42009–2/4
- 5Pierre Elliott Trudeau2009 · 222 pages · confirmed 2/420092222/4
- 6Stephen Leacock2009 · 175 pages · confirmed 2/420091752/4
- 7L.M. Montgomery2009 · 161 pages · confirmed 2/420091612/4
- 8René Lévesque2009 · 219 pages · confirmed 2/420092192/4
- 9Marshall McLuhan2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 10Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont2010 · 204 pages · confirmed 2/420102042/4
- 11Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 12Maurice Richard2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 13Tommy Douglas2011 · 235 pages · confirmed 2/420112352/4
Where to start with Extraordinary Canadians
Start with Emily Carr (2008), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Extraordinary Canadians book?
Tommy Douglas (2011) is the newest Extraordinary Canadians book released so far.
Is there a new Extraordinary Canadians book coming?
No next Extraordinary Canadians book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Extraordinary Canadians at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Extraordinary Canadians title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Extraordinary Canadians books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,216 pages across the 6 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 212 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Extraordinary Canadians books, 8 of 13, were published in the 2000s.
- Attribution
- Of the 13 titles, 2 are credited to John Ralston Saul, 1 to David Adams Richards, 1 to M.G. Vassanji and 1 to Jane Urquhart. A further 8 writers are credited.
What the Extraordinary Canadians books are about
7 of the 13 Extraordinary Canadians books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: biography is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Biography 6 of 7 books
- Politics and government 3 of 7 books
- Prime ministers 2 of 7 books




