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The reminiscences of Doctor John Sebastian Helmcken / edited by Dorothy Blakey Smith ; with an introd. by W. Kaye Lamb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Helmcken, John Sebastian, 1824-1920.
- Series:
- Recollections of the pioneers of British Columbia ; 1st v.
- [Recollections of the pioneers of British Columbia ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Helmcken, John Sebastian, 1824-1920.
- Helmcken, John Sebastian.
- Legislators--British Columbia--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Biography.
- Pioneers.
- British Columbia--Politics and government.
- British Columbia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 273 pages) : illustrations, portraits
- Place of Publication:
- [Vancouver] : University of British Columbia Press, in co-operation with the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, 1975.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "From the 1870s until the Great Depression, immigration was often the question of the hour in Canada. Politicians, the media, and an array of interest groups viewed it as essential to nation building, developing the economy, and shaping Canada's social and cultural character. One of the groups most determined to influence public debate and government policy on the issue was organized labour, and unionists were often relentless critics of immigrant recruitment. Guarding the Gates is the first detailed study of Canadian labour leaders' approach to immigration, a key battleground in struggles between different political factions within the labour movement."--Jacket
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Photographic Credits
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Note on the Text
- Chronology
- Well here goes. -
- Bibliographical Note
- A Note on the Helmcken Family
- A Reminiscence of 1850
- Helmcken's Diary of the Confederation Negotiations, 1870*
- Index
- Notes:
- Reminiscences now held in the Provincial Archives of British Columbia.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-22689-8
- 9786613226891
- 0-7748-5798-6
- OCLC:
- 923445711
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