Author: Beckles Willson
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Languages : en
Pages : 712
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The Life of Lord Stratheona and Mount Roval, G. C. M.G., G.C.V.O.
Author: Beckles Willson
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Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Lord Strathcona
Author: Donna McDonald
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1554882176
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
Donald Smith, known to most Canadians as Lord Strathcona, was an adventurer who made his fortune building railroads. He joined the Hudson’s Bay Company at age eighteen and went on to build the first railway to open the Canadian Northwest to settlement. As his crowning achievement, he drove the last spike for the nation-building Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1896, Smith became Canada’s High Commissioner in London and was soon elevated to the peerage. He became a generous benefactor to Canadian institutions. This eminently readable biography brings to light new information, including details about Strathcona’s personal life and his scandalous marriage.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1554882176
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 617
Book Description
Donald Smith, known to most Canadians as Lord Strathcona, was an adventurer who made his fortune building railroads. He joined the Hudson’s Bay Company at age eighteen and went on to build the first railway to open the Canadian Northwest to settlement. As his crowning achievement, he drove the last spike for the nation-building Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1896, Smith became Canada’s High Commissioner in London and was soon elevated to the peerage. He became a generous benefactor to Canadian institutions. This eminently readable biography brings to light new information, including details about Strathcona’s personal life and his scandalous marriage.
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Author: William Stewart Wallace
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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The Sporting Scots of Nineteenth-century Canada
Author: Gerald Redmond
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838630693
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This book examines the role of the Scots in the development of Canadian sport. The evidence from the wide range of primary and secondary sources cited by the author proves that the Scottish contribution was significant.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838630693
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This book examines the role of the Scots in the development of Canadian sport. The evidence from the wide range of primary and secondary sources cited by the author proves that the Scottish contribution was significant.
Supplementary Catalogue Being a Classified List of the Books Added to the Library July 23, 1906-Dec.31,1924
Author: Institute of Accountants and Actuaries in Glasgow. Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Book Bulletin
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Bulletin of the Toronto Public Library
Author: Toronto Public Library
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Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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Nelson's Perpetual Loose-leaf Encyclopaedia
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 916
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 916
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The New Statesman
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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The Best Books
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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