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George MacKinnon Wrong, (June 25, 1860 - June 29, 1948) was a Canadian clergyman and historian.
George McKinnon Wrong (1860-1948) was a Canadian author and Historian. His works include: Review of Historical Publication (with H. H. Langton) (22 Volumes, 1897-1919), The Earle of Elgin (1905), A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneur (1908), The Conquest of New France: A Chronicle of the Colonial Wars (1918) and Washington and His Comrades in Arms (1921). [Many centuries of European history had been marked by war almost ceaseless between France and England when these two states first confronted each other in America. The conflict for the New World was but the continuation of an age-long antagonism in the Old, intensified now by the savagery of the wilderness and by new dreams of empire. [
"The Conquest of New France," by George M. Wrong, is a comprehensive and analytical analysis of the colonial fight for sovereignty over North American territory. The book exhaustively examines the geopolitical dynamics, military operations, and cultural confrontations that typified the contest for control in the New World between British and French powers. George M. Wrong's story takes place in the 17th and 18th centuries, when European colonial empires strove to spread their authority across North America. The book goes into Britain's and France's rivalry, studying the struggles and alliances that formed New France's fate. Wrong gives an in-depth overview of significant events such as the S...
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The study of history in Canada has a history of its own, and its development as an academic discipline is a multifaceted one. The Professionalization of History in English Canada charts the transition of the study of history from a leisurely pastime to that of a full-blown academic career for university-trained scholars - from the mid-nineteenth to the late twentieth century. Donald Wright argues that professionalization was not, in fact, a benign process, nor was it inevitable. It was deliberate. Within two generations, historians saw the creation of a professional association - the Canadian Historical Association - and rise of an academic journal - the Canadian Historical Review. Professio...