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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... governor's friends " in power . The Colonial Secretary , Lord John Russell , still believed that having colonial government responsible only to an elected majority in a local parliament was a log- ical absurdity . It was " impossible ...
... governor's supporters out - shouted and out - bullied their opponents . As earlier , the friends of the governor seemed secure in their retention of patronage . Trouble as serious as anything in 1837 might have followed ; but ...
... governor and the elected assem- bly should prevail even if new , extraordinary concessions were needed to buy such accord . Lord John Russell , the Colonial Secretary at the time , had instructed the governor not to oppose the wishes of ...