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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The five years immediately following confederation were perhaps the most creditable of Macdonald's whole career . ... At the very outset , two of his leading colleagues , Galt and Cartier , took serious umbrage because Macdonald was ...
The five years immediately following confederation were perhaps the most creditable of Macdonald's whole career . ... At the very outset , two of his leading colleagues , Galt and Cartier , took serious umbrage because Macdonald was ...
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When Parliament opened , Lucius Seth Huntington , 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 very large contributions to the funds ...
When Parliament opened , Lucius Seth Huntington , 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 very large contributions to the funds ...
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Macdonald seems to have followed , among his FrenchCanadian colleagues , the precept Divide et impera . He played off Langevin against Caron , Caron against Chapleau , and Chapleau against Langevin . It is not necessary here to enter ...
Macdonald seems to have followed , among his FrenchCanadian colleagues , the precept Divide et impera . He played off Langevin against Caron , Caron against Chapleau , and Chapleau against Langevin . It is not necessary here to enter ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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