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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Main Author: | |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
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 |