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The road to confederation : the emergence of Canada, 1863-1867 / Donald Creighton ; with a new introduction by Donald Wright.
- Title
- The road to confederation : the emergence of Canada, 1863-1867 / Donald Creighton ; with a new introduction by Donald Wright.
- Author
- Creighton, Donald Grant.
- Publication
- Don Mills, Ontario : Oxford University Press, [2012]
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- Description
- xvii, 489 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Donald Creighton was for many years one of Canada's foremost historians, a firm believer that history was closer to art than it was to science. Marked by beautiful, carefully crafted prose, The Road to Confederation reflects a style that perhaps no contemporary historian would dare: romantic, suspenseful, fearlessly narrative, and full of unapologetic opinions. If not politically correct and sanitized, it is a fascinating exploration of the personalities, the political logjams, even the debt problems that marked the period leading to Confederation.
- The book was also, as Donald Wright's excellent introduction argues, haunted by doubt. Not only had Canada failed to live up to Creighton's vision, Creighton himself was writing from the perspective of a rapidly changing country. Quebec was moving towards a liberal, secular, and nationalist identity; English Canada was embracing bilingualism and diversity; debates about nuclear weapons were raging; and living next to the United States was becoming increasingly uneasy. The road was becoming ever less straightforward. In many respects, The Road to Confederation reveals as much about the 1960s as it does the 1860s."--Pub. desc.
- Series Statement
- Wynford project
- Uniform Title
- Wynford Project
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Note
- First published in 1964. This facsimile edition reproduces the original text of the first edition.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Maritime Initiative -- 2. The Astonishing Agreement -- 3. First Responses -- 4. Mission to Charlottetown -- 5. The Bases of Nationhood -- 6. The Design Completed -- 7. Uncertain Reception -- 8. The Hard Check -- 9. Appeal to Caesar -- 10. Imminence of Failure -- 11. The Calculated Risk -- 12. The Last Chance -- 13. Summer of Frustration -- 14. Achievement.
- ISBN
- 9780195449211 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2012454652
- OCLC
- 759029910
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library