Nathan Tidridge: 4 books
Canada's Constitutional Monarchy
An Introduction to Our Form of Government
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
The Canadian Crown is a unique institution that has been integral to our ideals of democracy from its beginning in 16th-century New France.
Canadians enjoy one of the most stable forms of government on the planet, but there is a crisis in our understanding of the role the Crown plays in that...
Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 31–35
Harriet Tubman / Laura Secord / Joey Smallwood / Prince Edward, Duke of Kent / John A. Macdonald
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: legendary Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman; Laura Secord, heroine of the War of 1812; Newfoundland politician Joey Smallwood, the final...
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Father of the Canadian Crown
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2013
The story of Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent (1767-1820) is also a story of early Canada. An active participant in the very genesis of the country, including discussions that would eventually lead to Confederation, the Prince lived in Quebec City, undertook historic tours of Upper Canada and...
The Queen at the Council Fire
The Treaty of Niagara, Reconciliation, and the Dignified Crown in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
In the summer of 1764, Sir William Johnson (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) and over two thousand chiefs representing twenty-four First Nations met on the shores of the Niagara River to negotiate the Treaty of Niagara — an agreement between the British Crown and the Indigenous peoples. This treaty,...