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The Loyal Whig : William Smith of New York & Quebec / L.F.S. Upton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Upton, L.F.S., Author.
- Series:
- Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, William, 1728-1793.
- Smith, William.
- New York (State)--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- New York (State).
- New York (State)--Politics and government--To 1775.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (263 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This is the biography of an eloquent visionary who agitated for confederation, dominion status, and autonomy under the Crown years in advance of other men; it also reflects the spirit of those times, the turbulence of politics and war and the exciting growth of two new countries.
- Contents:
- Cover; Preface; 1 Prologue; 2 Early Years: 1728-1752; 3 Political Baptism: 1752-1755; 4 Influence and Prosperity: 1755-1764; 5 Patriotic Billy: 1764-1767; 6 The Standard Bearer of the Livingstons: 1767-1771; 7 Defender of the Crown: 1771-1773; 8 Loyalist or Rebel? 1773-1776; 9 Decision Deferred: 1776-1778; 10 The Loyal Whig: 1778-1782; 11 Enter Sir Guy Carleton: 1782-1783; 12 Exile in London: 1784-1786; 13 Chief Justice of Quebec: 1786; 14 Optimism: 1786-1787; 15 Perseverance: 1788-1790; 16 Final Years: 1790-1793; 17 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-8368-0
- OCLC:
- 1129211856
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