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The Scot in British North America
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Online
Details
- Creator
- by W.J. Rattray
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Toronto : Maclear and Co., [1880-1884]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (4 volumes) : portraits
- Prefaces dated: Feb. 16, 1880-Dec. 13, 1883.
- Includes index.
- v. 1. Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The Scot at home. The land and the people ; Early history ; The War of Independence ; Religion in Scotland and the Reformation and the Covenant ; The Highlanders and Jacobitism ; The women and the homes of Scotland ; General summary -- Part II. The Scot across the sea. Abroad ; Early conquest and colonization ; British rule after the conquest -- v. 2. Preface -- Part III. The Scot in public life. The War of 1812 ; Colonial Government down to 1791 ; Constitutional rule prior to 1812 ; From 1815 to 1841 ; Canada from 1840 to 1867 -- v. 3. Part III. (Continued). The Scot in public life. The Maritime Provinces from 1837 to 1867 ; The Dominion from 1867 to 1882 -- Part IV. The Scot in professional life. Universities and colleges ; The churches ; The legal profession -- v. 4. Preface -- Part V. The Scot in the north-west. The country and its early history ; British fur-hunting, and settlement ; The rival companies and Lord Selkirk ; The company and colonization ; The Canadian Pacific Railway ; The influx of settlement ; British Columbia ; Journalism and literature ; Addenda