J M S Careless: 3 books
Careless at Work
Selected Canadian historical studies
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 1996
This sampling of the work of J.M.S. Careless in the area of Canadian historical studies was selected by the eminent scholar himself, and represents much of his finest work. The collection spans the years from 1940 to 1990 in the long and distinguished career of one of Canada’s best-known historians....
Frontier and Metropolis
Regions, Cities, and Identities in Canada before 1914
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1991
The regional character of Canada and the crucial role of metropolitan development in its history have been recurring themes in the work of J.M.S. Careless. In these essays he returns to those themes, discussing how national and regional identity in Canada show vital links with metropolitan-hinterland...
Brown of the Globe
Volume Two: Statesman of Confederation 1860-1880
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 1996
George Brown (1818-1880) was the influential editor of the Toronto Globe, the most powerful newspaper in British North America. He was also leader of the Liberal Party, arch-rival of John A. Macdonald, and the statesman who held the key to Confederation at its most critical stage. This second volume...