The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Macdonald found himself not only supported by a large parliamentary majority , but faced with a divided Opposition . The first task confronting the new Government was the completion and consolidation of the work of federation . In the ...
... Macdonald found himself not only supported by a large parliamentary majority , but faced with a divided Opposition . The first task confronting the new Government was the completion and consolidation of the work of federation . In the ...
Page 481
... Macdonald and his colleagues . It was at this time that Bismarck and Cavour were com- pleting the work of German and Italian national unity ; their Canadian contemporary Macdonald in his task of uniting British North America displayed ...
... Macdonald and his colleagues . It was at this time that Bismarck and Cavour were com- pleting the work of German and Italian national unity ; their Canadian contemporary Macdonald in his task of uniting British North America displayed ...
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... Macdonald and Cartier on the other . When Parliament opened , Lucius Seth Hunt- ington , one of the Liberal leaders , charged Macdonald with having sold the charter for the Pacific Railway to Sir Hugh Allan and his friends in return for ...
... Macdonald and Cartier on the other . When Parliament opened , Lucius Seth Hunt- ington , one of the Liberal leaders , charged Macdonald with having sold the charter for the Pacific Railway to Sir Hugh Allan and his friends in return for ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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