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The man from Halifax : Sir John Thompson, prime minister /
Professor Waite has ably and intimately portrayed the private life of a late-Victorian politican: the sacrifice of home comforts, the loneliness of Ottawa, and the sense of public duty that drive Thomson, despite his natural inclinations, to persist in government service.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
©1985.
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| Series: | Heritage.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Professor Waite has ably and intimately portrayed the private life of a late-Victorian politican: the sacrifice of home comforts, the loneliness of Ottawa, and the sense of public duty that drive Thomson, despite his natural inclinations, to persist in government service. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 547 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-528) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781487580476 1487580479 |