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Life and times of Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt / Oscar Douglas Skelton ; edited and with an introduction by Guy MacLean.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Skelton, Oscar D. (Oscar Douglas), 1878-1941.
Contributor:
MacLean, Guy Robertson, 1929- editor.
Series:
Carleton library ; no. 26.
The Carleton library ; no. 26
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Galt, A. T. (Alexander Tilloch), 1817-1893.
Galt, A. T.
Cabinet officers--Canada--Biography.
Cabinet officers.
Fathers of Confederation (Canada)--Biography.
Fathers of Confederation (Canada).
Canada--Politics and government--1841-1867.
Canada.
Canada--Politics and government--1867-1914.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (311 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Distribution:
Beaconsfield, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, 2014.
Place of Publication:
Toronto [Ontario] : McClelland and Stewart, [1966]
Language Note:
English
Summary:
No detailed description available for "Life and Time of Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt".
Contents:
The British American Land Company
Galt and the coming of the railway
The building of the Grand Trunk
Canada under the Union : the coming of responsible government
The aftermath of responsible government
Parties and the Union
Sectional conflict and teh way out : 1854-1856
Party changes and the Federation proposals
Galt as Minister of Finance : 1858-1862
Canada and the United States
Canada and the mother country
The coming of Confederation
The new nation
Church and state
High commissioner and ambassador-at-large
Closing years.
Notes:
Originally published in Toronto, Oxford University Press, 1920.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-7735-8473-0
OCLC:
883909567

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