The Structure of Canadian HistoryDesigned for courses on Pre and Post Confederation History of Canada. Finlay/Sprague is the only combined Pre/Post Confederation introductory textbook available in the Introductory Canadian History market. As a combined text, it offers a significant price advantage over competing split volumes. This text takes a political and sociological approach to Canadian history, and has been updated to include recent analysis of historical events. Written within in a solid chronological framework, the text provides a clear, comprehensive survey of the subject and good integration between traditional and new approaches to history. This text will prepare students well in the basic chronologies of Canadian history while providing the most up-to-date tools for research through its weblinks. |
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... Mackenzie would do with his majority . Railway in Principle The attempt to adhere rigidly to principle in the midst of contradictory liberalisms meant that Mackenzie was never able to develop a strong team of ministers and enjoy the ...
... Mackenzie did not believe , however , that he would see the expensive line over the mountains to British Columbia ... Mackenzie's was the only feasible alternative given the reduced government rev- enue in the depressed years between ...
... Mackenzie defended the innovation on the grounds that employees risked losing their jobs if they voted contrary to the demands of employers . Macdonald insisted that when a person voted , he ought to be manly enough to assume ...