Lord Strathcona: A Biography Of Donald Alexander SmithDundurn, 10 de gen. 1996 - 600 pàgines Lord Strathcona: A Biography of Donald Alexander Smith chronicles the life of the man who drove the last spike for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The first biography of Smith since 1915, Lord Strathcona was compiled with archives from England, Scotland, the U.S. and Canada and brings new information to light about Smith, who joined the Hudson's Bay Company when he was just 18. |
Continguts
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Chief Trader 18521861 | 83 |
Chief Factor 18621869 | 111 |
Louis Riel and the Northwest 18691870 | 137 |
A Representative Man 18701871 | 173 |
A Man of Substance 18861896 | 349 |
The Great Northern 18851901 | 369 |
Parliament and Manitoba Schools 18861896 | 383 |
High Commissioner 18961899 | 403 |
The Boer War 1900 | 429 |
A Marvel of a Man 19001907 | 445 |
The Grand Old Man 19081914 | 465 |
Postscript | 503 |
Chief Commissioner 18711873 | 195 |
The Pacific Scandal 1873 | 209 |
Land Commissioner 18741879 | 225 |
The Saint Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway 18701880 | 255 |
The Canadian Pacific Railway 18801885 | 291 |
The Canadian Subcommittee 18801889 | 329 |
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Lord Strathcona: A Biography of Donald Alexander Smith Donna McDonald Previsualització limitada - 2002 |
Lord Strathcona: A Biography of Donald Alexander Smith Donna McDonald Previsualització limitada - 2002 |
Lord Strathcona: A Biography of Donald Alexander Smith Donna McDonald Previsualització limitada - 2002 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
Aberdeen American Angus April August Bank of Montreal Barnston Bella bonds Borden British Brydges cable Canada Canadian government Church cited in Willson colonial Commissioner company's December Donald Smith Esquimaux Bay February Fleming Forres fur trade Garry George Simpson George Stephen Governor and Committee Grahame Grant HBC Archives Horne Hospital Hudson's Bay Company Indians interest James January John July June Kittson Labrador Lachine land Laurier letter loan London Lord Strathcona Macdonald Maggie Manitoba March McPherson McTavish Métis Mingan Minto negotiations North West Company North West River Northcote Northern Pacific November October officers Ontario Ottawa parliament party Paul and Pacific Pembina prime minister Quebec railway Red River returned Richard Hardisty Riel Rigolet Royal Saint Paul Scottish sent September shares Smith to Armit Tadoussac tion took Tupper Victoria wanted William Winnipeg wintering partners wrote
Passatges populars
Pàgina 27 - Straits, together with all the lands and territories upon the countries, coasts and confines of the seas, bays, lakes, rivers, creeks and sounds aforesaid, that are not already actually possessed by, or granted to any of our subjects, or possessed by the subjects of any other Christian Prince or State...
Pàgina 29 - It is his foible to exact not only strict obedience but deference to the point of humility. As long as you pay him in that coin you will quickly get on his sunny side and find yourself in a few years a trader at a congenial post, with promotion in sight.
Referències a aquest llibre
From Rupert's Land to Canada: Essays in Honour of John E. Foster John Elgin Foster,Rod Macleod,Theodore Binnema Previsualització limitada - 2001 |
From Telegrapher to Titan: The Life of William C. Van Horne Valerie Knowles Previsualització limitada - 2004 |