George Brown
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
is part of: The makers of Canada
creator: Lewis, John, 1858-1935
issued: 2019-01-24
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: xv, 281 pages : frontispiece ; 23 cm
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note: THE MAKERS OF CANADA VOL XIX GEORGE BROWN 1 THE MAKERS OF CANADA GEORGE BROWN BY JOHN LEWIS TORONTO MORANG AND CO., LIMITED 1909 Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada in the year 1906 by Morang fy Co., Limited, in the Department of Agriculture, PREFACE THE title of this series, " Makers of Canada," seemed to impose on the writer the obligation to devote special attention to the part played by George Brown in fashioning the institutions of this country. From this point of view the most fruitful years of his life were spent between the time when the Globe was established to advocate responsible government, and the time when the provinces were confederated and the bounds of Canada extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The ordinary political contests in which Mr. Brown and his newspaper engaged have received only casual notice, and the effort of the writer has been to trace Mr. Brown's connection with the stream of events by which the old legislative union of Canada gave place to the confederated Dominion. After the establishment of responsible government, the course of this stream is not obscure. Brown is found complaining that Upper Canada is inadequately represented and is dominated by its partner. Various remedies, such as dissolution of the union, representation by population and the "double majority," are proposed; but ultimately the solution is found in federation, and to this solution, and the events leading up to it, a large part of the book is devoted. Mr. Brown was also ix KHaaaii GEORGE BROWN an ardent advocate of the union with Canada of the country lying west to the Rocky Mountains, and to this work reference is made. Mr. Brown was one of those men who arouse strong friendships and strong animosities. These have been dealt with only where they seemed to have a bearing upon history, as in the case of Sir John A. Macdonald and of the Roman Catholic Church. It seems to be a profitless task for a biographer to take up and fight over again q…
note: Includes an index Other copies : http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25438162
has type: Books
identifier: FC471.B76 L48 1909
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0376185
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. FC471.B76 L48 1909
subject: Brown, George, 1818-1880
subject: Canada--Politics and government--1841-1867
type: Text