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G. Howard Ferguson : Ontario Tory / Peter Oliver.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oliver, Peter, Author.
- Series:
- Ontario historical studies series.
- Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ferguson, George Howard, 1870-1946.
- Ferguson, George Howard.
- Prime ministers--Ontario--Biography.
- Prime ministers.
- Ontario--Politics and government.
- Ontario.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biography
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (537 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Peter Oliver's study of Ferguson's life and times provides both a revealing picture of a political professional of driving ambition and rare talent and a commentary on a largely rural society dealing with the challengers of industrialization and urbanization.
- Contents:
- Cover; Murray Ross; Goldwin French and Peter Oliver: The Ontario Historical Studies Series; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 The Fergusons of Kemptville; 2 'The Cheeky Shall Get There'; 3 'Ontario Must Take the Lead'; 4 Tory Hatchet Man; 5 The Hearst Administration; 6 'Hides on the Fence'; 7 The Old-Time Political Religion; 8 The Return of the Old Order; 9 Power to the Provinces; 10 'On the Tide of Prosperity'; 11 The Limited State; 12 Minister of Education; 13 Parties and Elections; 14 The Second Administration; 15 'The Most Marked Contribution We Have Made'; 16 Boss Ferguson; 17 Saving the Empire
- 18 The Dream DeniedConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-7999-3
- OCLC:
- 1129189982
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