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The chr is publishing the papers presented at the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize roundtable, which takes place during the Canadian Historical Association's annual congress. This is the most prestigious prize awarded each year by the Association for the best scholarly book in Canadian history. The roundtable provides the opportunity for historians in the field to discuss the winning study's contribution from multiple perspectives. The 2010 winner was Béatrice Craig's Backwoods Consumers and Homespun Capitalists: The Rise of Market Culture in Eastern Canada, published by the University of Toronto Press. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]