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Title
  • Dare to do what is right : Sir William Howland remembers the birth of Canada and life in the 1860s / [transcribed by Michael Freeman].
Author
Howland, William Pearce, Sir, 1811-1907.
Publication
  • Toronto, ON : Published by the York Pioneer & Historical Society, 2017
  • ©2017

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Additional Authors
  • Freeman, Michael
  • Heritage York.
  • York Pioneer and Historical Society
Description
xiv, 122 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits; 23 cm
Summary
"Dare to Do What is Right is the lively autobiography of Sir William Howland, describing a life that encompasses the negotiation of Confederation, the politics of the 1860s and the growth of Canadian business. Sir William Howland provides vivid portraits of George Brown, William Lyon Mackenzie, Sir George-Étienne Cartier and other leaders of the day, and explores the challenges of expanding to the West. He also describes his youthful adventures in the Thousand Islands and Jefferson County, New York, in the early 1800s."--
Subject
  • 1841-1914
  • Businesspeople > Ontario > Biography
  • Canada > History > 1841-1867 > Sources
  • Canada > History > 1867-1914 > Sources
  • Howland, William Pearce, Sir, 1811-1907
  • Politicians > Canada > Biography
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies
  • Autobiographies.
  • Autobiography
  • Biographies
  • History
  • Sources
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 117).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The autobiography of Sir WIlliam Pearce Howland -- Political memories, Confederation and after -- Childhood on Carleton Island and other memories -- Appendices.
ISBN
  • 9780969840435
  • 0969840438
OCLC
993438543
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library