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Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada, 1865
In The Confederation Debates in the Province of Canada, 1865, John A. Macdonald presses for the advantages of a strong central power; Alexander Galt puts forward the economic arguments for union; and critics of confederation, Christopher Dunkin and A.A. Dorion, express their misgivings with prophetic insight.
The Life and Times of Confederation, 1864-1867
The last history of Confederation was R. G. Trotter's Canadian Federation, published in 1924. Since that time, much work has been done on this seminal period of Canadian history. This present book begins roughly where Professor Whitelaw's ended. It is a study of ideas and politics in the province of Canada, 1864-1867.
In Search of R.B. Bennett
No Canadian prime minister has a reputation as uncertain as that of R.B. Bennett (1870-1947). The Conservative party leader of the country during the worst years of the Great Depression, Bennett's fortune and ascension to the British House of Lords alienated him from the Canadian people during his lifetime, while his burial in England has kept him aloof from his country even in death. Writing a life of Bennett, who reportedly destroyed his correspondence every seven years, presents challenges for the biographer. Yet P.B. Waite shows that, while many details of Bennett's life may be unknown or disputed, his contributions to Canada are beyond doubt. Waite describes Bennett's bold initiatives, ...
Halifax at War
A history of Halifax's extraordinary role in the Second World War.
From Telegrapher to Titan
William Van Horne, general manager of the CPR, pushed through construction of the transcontinental line and went on to become company president.
The Canadian Prairies
A history of the Canadian prairie provinces from the days of Native-European contact to the 1980s.
Liberty and Community
This book examines the competing visions of liberty and community in Canada. Focusing attention on constitutional debate in Ontario after the Confederation of 1867, the author shows how the defenders of provincial autonomy constructed a powerful political and legal ideology that attempted to reconcile liberty and community.
Multinational Operations, Alliances, and International Military Cooperation Past and Future
Center of Military History Publication 70-101- 1.
