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Joseph Howe Volumes I & II

Conservative Reformer 1804-1848; The Briton Becomes Canadian 1848-1873

by (author) Beck J. Murray

Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Initial publish date
Jan 1984
Category
General, History & Theory
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773504455
    Publish Date
    Jan 1984
    List Price
    $12.95

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Description

For almost fifty years Joseph Howe was at the centre of public affairs, first in Nova Scotia and later in imperial relations and in the earliest years of the new Dominion.

Drawing on a variety of records including Howe's private papers and the vigorous press of his day, J. Murray Beck places Howe firmly in the political, social, and intellectual life of colonial Nova Scotia and of British North America, assessing his contributions to those societies and revealing the breadth both of his vision and his influence.

Joseph Howe is an epic scholarly account of the life of one of the towering figures of the fight for Responsible Government in the colonies that would come together to form the modern Canadian nation.

About the author

J. MURRAY BECK is Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Dalhousie University.

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