Lord Dorchester
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
is part of: Makers of Canada ; v. 5
creator: Bradley, A. G. (Arthur Granville), 1850-1943
issued: 2019-01-08
issued: 1909
description: "Contents: ... vol. 8. Bryce, G. MacKenzie, Selkirk, Simpson. 1905 .... vol.20. Coats, RH. and Gosnell, R.E. Sir James Douglas. 1908.- vol.21. Doughty, A.G. Index and dictionary. 1911."-- Strathern, G. M., & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 191
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extent: x, 327 pages : frontispiece ; 23 cm
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note: THE MAKERS OF CANADA VOL. V LORD DORCHESTER min mm THE MAKERS OF CANADA LORD DORCHESTER BY A. G. BRADLEY TORONTO MORANG & CO., LIMITED 1909 I£JE Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year 1907 by Morang Sf Co., Limited, in the Depart- ment of Agriculture W&4M CONTENTS CHAPTER I RETROSPECT Page 1 CHAPTER II THE NFTW GOVERNOR CHAPTER III THE QUEBEC ACT CHAPTER IV CARLETON'S MARRIAGE CHAPTER V MONTGOMERY AND ARNOLD CHAPTER VI LAST DAYS OF THE SIEGE CHAPTER VII THE EVACUATION OF CANADA CHAPTER VIII ADVANCE INTO THE ENEMY'S COUNTRY 29 . 57 75 95 127 141 153 IX iyiL£*a£L: LORD DORCHESTER CHAPTER IX CARLETON SUPERSEDED BY BURGOYNE CHAPTER X PREPARATIONS FOR PEACE CHAPTER XI DORCHESTER'S RETURN THE CANADA ACT A NEW SITUATION CLOSING YEARS INDEX CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV Page 171 191 221 251 281 313 CHAPTER I RETROSPECT BEFORE introducing to the reader the soldier- statesman who is the subject of this memoir, it seems advisable to give a short sketch of existing conditions in the country which he was called upon to govern. Indeed it is almost necessary thus to prepare the ground for the advent of our proconsul, so that the reader may properly understand the kind of furrow he had to break. One may affirm too with perfect safety that the great lull which fell upon Canada at the close of the stir and turmoil of the Seven Years' War and the downfall of French power on the St. Lawrence, presents few attractions to the mind of a reader exhilarated by the glamour of those dramatic incidents. Most of us, on closing that page of history which influenced the future of two hemispheres far more than Waterloo, have felt little inclination to concern ourselves with the immediate fortunes of a few thousand war-sick and isolated French-Canadians. The historical student has turned more readily to the greater problems that so soon began to agitate the people of those British provinces after their safety had been secured by the fleets and armies of the mother c…
note: Includes an index Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317474550
has type: Books
identifier: FC411.D67 B73 1909
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0376065
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Toronto : Morang and Company
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. FC411.D67 B73 1909
subject: Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808
subject: Canada--History--1763-1867
subject: Canada--History--1775-1783
type: Text