Brown of the Globe: Volume Two: Statesman of Confederation 1860-1880George Brown (1818-1880) was the influential editor of the Toronto Globe, the most powerful newspaper in British North America. He was also leader of the Liberal Party, arch-rival of John A. Macdonald, and the statesman who held the key to Confederation at its most critical stage. This second volume traces the sectional conflict that brought political deadlock by 1864 and makes clear Brown’s vital function in finding a way out. It also sets out in meticulous detail his career after leaving party membership in 1867. This comprehensive two-volume biography of George Brown was first published in 1959 (volume 1) and 1963 (volume 2). In 1963, Professor Careless received the Governor General’s Award for the full biography. |
Contents
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The Remaking of George Brown | 71 |
Initiator of Union | 103 |
Confederation Minister | 147 |
Retreat from Coalition | 187 |
Party Politics Again | 221 |
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Brown of the Globe: Volume Two: Statesman of Confederation 1860-1880 J.M.S. Careless Limited preview - 1996 |
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