The Project Gutenberg E-text of The Fathers of Confederation
by A. H. U. Colquhoun
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About this eBook
- Author
- Colquhoun, A. H. U. (Arthur Hugh Urquhart), 1861-1936
- Title
- The Fathers of Confederation: A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion
- Credits
- Produced by Al Haines
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- F1001: North America local history: Canada
- Subject
- Canada -- History -- 1841-1867
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 29972
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29972
- Release Date
- September 13, 2009
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.The Fathers of Confederation. After a painting by Robert Harris. — THE FATHERS OF CONFEDERATION
- 2.A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion — by
- 3.A. H. U. COLQUHOUN — TORONTO GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY 1916 — TO COLONEL GEORGE T. DENISON WHOSE LIFE-WORK IS PROOF THAT LOYALTY TO THE EMPIRE IS FIDELITY TO CANADA
- 4.CONTENTS
- 5.ILLUSTRATIONS — CHAPTER I — THE DAWN OF THE MOVEMENT — William Smith. From a portrait in the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa — CHAPTER II — OBSTACLES TO UNION — Sir Alexander T. Galt. From a photograph by Topley. — CHAPTER III — THE EVE OF CONFEDERATION — CHAPTER IV — THE HOUR AND THE MEN — George Brown. From a photograph in the possession of Mrs Freeland Barbour, Edinburgh. — Sir George Cartier. From a painting in the Château de Ramezay. — CHAPTER V — THE CHARLOTTETOWN CONFERENCE — CHAPTER VI — THE QUEBEC CONFERENCE — CHAPTER VII — THE RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE — Sir John A. Macdonald. From the painting by A. Dickson Patterson. — CHAPTER VIII — THE DEBATES OF 1865 — CHAPTER IX — ROCKS IN THE CHANNEL — CHAPTER X — 'THE BATTLE OF UNION' — Sir Charles Tupper, Bart. From a photograph by Elliott and Fry, London. — CHAPTER XI — THE FRAMING OF THE BILL — CHAPTER XII — THE FIRST DOMINION MINISTRY — CHAPTER XIII — FROM SEA TO SEA — Alexandre Antonin Taché. From a photograph lent by Rev. L. Messier, St. Boniface. — CHAPTER XIV — THE WORK OF THE FATHERS — An election campaign—George Brown addressing an audience of farmers. From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys — BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE — INDEX
- 6.THE CHRONICLES OF CANADA — THIRTY-TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED — Edited by GEORGE M. WRONG and H. H. LANGTON
- 7.THE CHRONICLES OF CANADA — PART I THE FIRST EUROPEAN VISITORS — PART II THE RISE OF NEW FRANCE — PART III THE ENGLISH INVASION — PART IV THE BEGINNINGS OF BRITISH CANADA — PART V THE RED MAN IN CANADA — PART VI PIONEERS OF THE NORTH AND WEST — PART VII THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL FREEDOM — PART VIII THE GROWTH OF NATIONALITY — PART IX NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
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