Builders of Canada from Cartier to LaurierJohn C. Winston Company, 1903 - 578 psl. |
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127 psl.
... political quack and declared that he never acted save in his own interests . They did not understand the dual character of Frontenac . Selfish he was , it is true , but at the same time no man was ever more loyal to his country . He ...
... political quack and declared that he never acted save in his own interests . They did not understand the dual character of Frontenac . Selfish he was , it is true , but at the same time no man was ever more loyal to his country . He ...
160 psl.
... political misdemeanors and he promptly struck their names off the roll . He likewise dismissed several officers who were considered guilty of extortion . His action at the beginning of his rule was generally appreciated and gave the ...
... political misdemeanors and he promptly struck their names off the roll . He likewise dismissed several officers who were considered guilty of extortion . His action at the beginning of his rule was generally appreciated and gave the ...
180 psl.
... political conduct during the late rebellion in America . They are at a loss whether most to admire your activity and gallantry in the field or your generous and affectionate attachment to His Majesty's loyal subjects in America , and ...
... political conduct during the late rebellion in America . They are at a loss whether most to admire your activity and gallantry in the field or your generous and affectionate attachment to His Majesty's loyal subjects in America , and ...
181 psl.
... political life of his country and assiduously studied the great questions of the day . A mere follower he could not be , and in 1790 he was elected to represent the borough of St. Maw's , Cornwall . He thus entered Parliament at a time ...
... political life of his country and assiduously studied the great questions of the day . A mere follower he could not be , and in 1790 he was elected to represent the borough of St. Maw's , Cornwall . He thus entered Parliament at a time ...
227 psl.
... Politics , thought Haliburton , is a poor and over - crowded business , especially in the colonies . He lamented that his countrymen devoted too much attention to this petty game , and he exhausted his stores of epigram and ridicule to ...
... Politics , thought Haliburton , is a poor and over - crowded business , especially in the colonies . He lamented that his countrymen devoted too much attention to this petty game , and he exhausted his stores of epigram and ridicule to ...
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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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34 psl. - ... sketches of them all, after his fashion, and then, landing at Vera Cruz, journeyed inland to the city of Mexico. On his return he made his way to Panama. Here, more than two centuries and a half ago, his bold and active mind conceived the plan of a ship-canal across the isthmus, "by which," he says, "the voyage to the South Sea would be shortened by more than fifteen hundred leagues.