Builders of Canada from Cartier to LaurierJohn C. Winston Company, 1903 - 578 psl. |
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... Dominion as a whole and , therefore , such prominent Canadians as Principal Grant , Sir Daniel Wilson , Sir William Dawson and others have been omitted . It was deemed wise to include all the Premiers of the Dominion , for , although ...
... Dominion as a whole and , therefore , such prominent Canadians as Principal Grant , Sir Daniel Wilson , Sir William Dawson and others have been omitted . It was deemed wise to include all the Premiers of the Dominion , for , although ...
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... Dominion of Canada . Here the river became a mile - wide strait . side were the wooded heights of Point Lévis ; on the other , rising grand and sheer from the river , the great , brown rock of Cape Diamond , thrusting rugged scarped ...
... Dominion of Canada . Here the river became a mile - wide strait . side were the wooded heights of Point Lévis ; on the other , rising grand and sheer from the river , the great , brown rock of Cape Diamond , thrusting rugged scarped ...
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... Dominion rude log habitations were springing up . During the first year in York Simcoe was much pleased with the number of Loyalists that flocked into his Province . The country was likely to have a large population sooner than he ...
... Dominion rude log habitations were springing up . During the first year in York Simcoe was much pleased with the number of Loyalists that flocked into his Province . The country was likely to have a large population sooner than he ...
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... Dominion . But these people were , for the most part , alien to the soil . They were not Nova Scotians , but native born Englishmen or United Empire Loyalists who formed a species of " Family Compact " in the land where they had pitched ...
... Dominion . But these people were , for the most part , alien to the soil . They were not Nova Scotians , but native born Englishmen or United Empire Loyalists who formed a species of " Family Compact " in the land where they had pitched ...
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... , was returned for the Dominion , and in the Provincial election out of thirty - eight all but two constituencies elected anti - confederationists . The people of Nova Scotia believed with Howe that the Province 250 BUILDERS OF CANADA .
... , was returned for the Dominion , and in the Provincial election out of thirty - eight all but two constituencies elected anti - confederationists . The people of Nova Scotia believed with Howe that the Province 250 BUILDERS OF CANADA .
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Abbott Alexander Mackenzie American appointed Assembly attack battle began Brant brave Brock Canadian Canadian Pacific Railway canoes career Cartier Champlain chief Church Clergy Reserves colony command Confederation Council death Dominion Egerton Ryerson election Empire enemies England English expedition father force Fort Frontenac France French friends Frontenac George Brown Governor Haliburton House Hudson's Bay Company Huron Indians inhabitants interest Iroquois journey Kingston Lake land Laurier leader Legislative LENOX AND TILDEN Liberal Lord Durham Lord Elgin Lower Canada Loyalists Minister Ministry Montreal Niagara Nova Scotia once Parliament party passed political Premier Province PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR Quebec Railway reached rebellion returned Riel river Royal sailed Salle savages sent ships shore Simcoe Sir Charles Tupper Sir John Macdonald soldiers soon success Tecumseh TILDEN FOUNDATIONS took Toronto troops Upper Canada vessels William Wolfe YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young
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