Sam Hughes : the public career of a controversial Canadian, 1885-1916 / Ronald G. Haycock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haycock, Ronald G. (Ronald Graham), 1942-

Contributor:

Canadian War Museum.

Series:

Canadian War Museum historical publication ; no. 21.

Historical publication (Toronto, Ont.) ; no.21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hughes, Samuel, Sir, 1853-1921.

Hughes, Samuel.

Generals--Canada--Biography.

Generals.

Statesmen--Canada--Biography.

Statesmen.

Canada--Politics and government--1867-1914.

Canada.

Canada--Militia--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Waterloo, Ont.] : Wilfrid Laurier University Press in collaboration with Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, National Museums of Canada ; Gerrards Cross : Colin Smythe [distributor], c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is based on the public career of a highly controversial Canadian, Sam Hughes 1885?1916. He is one of the most colourful, even bizarre, figures in Canadian history. Though he died in 1921, his name can still conjure up controversy and not a little misunderstanding. His long career?in so many respects the quintessential story of a poor backwoods Ontario farm boy who made good by his own efforts?continues to exert a fascination that few other Canadian political figures could duplicate. Even though there has never been a major scholarly study of Sam Hughes, historia

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Background, 1853-1885; 2. Journalism, the Militia, and Local Politics, 1885-1890; 3. Getting Elected, 1890-1892; 4. In Parliament, 1892-1899; 5. Hughes, Hutton, and the Contingents for South Africa, 1899; 6. The Proving Ground: South Africa, 1900; 7. A Loyal Veteran, 1900-1911; 8. A Loyal Maverick; 9. The Peacetime Minister, 1911-1914; 10. The Critics; 11. War and Mobilization: One Man's Show, 1914; 12. Recruiting, 1914-1916; 13. ""Done in Our Own Country"": War Supplies, 1914-1916; 14. Hughes' Hydra Overseas, 1914-1915

15. A Nightmare Removed: Reform and Resignation, 191616. Eclipse; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889207868

0889207860

OCLC:

243571126