You are here
قراءة كتاب The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion
تنويه: تعرض هنا نبذة من اول ١٠ صفحات فقط من الكتاب الالكتروني، لقراءة الكتاب كاملا اضغط على الزر “اشتر الآن"
اللغة: English
The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion
الصفحة رقم: 1
The Fathers of Confederation.
After a painting by Robert Harris.
THE FATHERS OF CONFEDERATION
A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion
by
A. H. U. COLQUHOUN
TORONTO
GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY
1916
Copyright in all Countries subscribing to
the Berne Convention
TO
COLONEL GEORGE T. DENISON
WHOSE LIFE-WORK IS PROOF THAT
LOYALTY TO THE EMPIRE IS
FIDELITY TO CANADA
CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| I. | THE DAWN OF THE MOVEMENT | 1 |
| II. | OBSTACLES TO UNION | 11 |
| III. | THE EVE OF CONFEDERATION | 21 |
| IV. | THE HOUR AND THE MEN | 30 |
| V. | THE CHARLOTTETOWN CONFERENCE | 44 |
| VI. | THE QUEBEC CONFERENCE | 56 |
| VII. | THE RESULTS OF THE CONFERENCE | 65 |
| VIII. | THE DEBATES OF 1865 | 84 |
| IX. | ROCKS IN THE CHANNEL | 97 |
| X. | 'THE BATTLE OF UNION' | 108 |
| XI. | THE FRAMING OF THE BILL | 119 |
| XII. | THE FIRST DOMINION MINISTRY | 137 |
| XIII. | FROM SEA TO SEA | 158 |
| XIV. | THE WORK OF THE FATHERS | 188 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE | 191 | |
| INDEX | 193 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| THE FATHERS OF CONFEDERATION After the painting by Robert Harris. |
Frontispiece |
| WILLIAM SMITH From a portrait in the Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. |
facing page 4 |
| SIR ALEXANDER T. GALT From a photograph by Topley. |
" " 16 |
| GEORGE BROWN From a photograph in the possession of Mrs Freeland Barbour, Edinburgh. |
" " 32 |
| SIR GEORGE CARTIER From a painting in the Château de Ramezay. |
" " 42 |
| public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@29972@[email protected]#img-080" class="pginternal" |