Sir John Beverley Robinson : bone and sinew of the compact /
In this biography, early Toronto comes alive through the eyes of a powerful man-firm in his beliefs, attractive to women, respected by his fellows-who sought to mould society to his own ideals.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press,
1984.
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Colección: | Heritage.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword. The Osgoode Society
- Preface
- 1. The Loyalist Tradition
- 2. 'This Outpost of England'
- 3. Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn
- 4. Public Life
- 5. Parliamentary Life
- 6. An Advocate in England
- 7. 'He Serves the King, Sir'
- 8. The Alien Debates
- 9. 'Politics I Am Not Fond Of'
- 10. Tory Twilight
- 11. A Love of Order
- 12. Chief Justice, Speaker, and Confidant
- 13. Rebellion and Reaction
- 14. The Canada Debate
- 15. Lord Chief Justice
- 16. 'If I Am Right, Thy Grace Impart'
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Index
- Backmatter