Promoters, patriots, and partisans : historiography in nineteenth-century English Canada / M. Brook Taylor.

During the nineteenth-century, the writing of history in English-speaking Canada changed from promotional efforts by amateurs to an academically-based discipline. Professor Taylor charts this transition in a comprehensive history. The early historians - the promoters of the title - sought to further...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Taylor, M. Brook (Martin Brook), 1951- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©1989.
Subjects:	1800-1899 Geschichte 1800-1900. HISTORY > Canada > General. Historiography Geschichtsschreibung Canada > Historiography. Canada > History > 19th century. Canada Anglokanadier. Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1. Promoters and the Decision to Write Canadian History
2. The Patriot Reaction in the Maritimes
3. The Anomaly of Quebec
4. Reform Challenge in Upper Canada
5. A National Consensus
6. The Maritimes Opt Out
7. Partisans and Pessimists
Conclusion
Index

Promoters, patriots, and partisans : historiography in nineteenth-century English Canada / M. Brook Taylor.

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