| CANADA - 1892 PORTRAIT OF A PROMISED LAND Hardback book with Dust Jacket Text by Peter C. Newman Colour Photography by Peter Christopher Over 222 pages LOADED with photos Design and compilation copyright © 1992 The Madison Press Limited Text copyright © 1992 Power Reporting Limited Photographs copyright © 1992 Peter Christopher (unless otherwise specified) " IT IS A YEAR THAT IS CARVED ON cornerstones and stamped above doorways.
In 1892 many of the buildings Canadians know best-from Queen's Park in Toronto to Quebec's Château Frontenac-were going up.
But 1892 and the late Victorian era it represents shaped more than just the character of our cities. " " One hundred years ago Canada stood on the threshold of the modern age.
Only twenty-five years earlier, British colonies had banded together in an uneasy confederation. But by 1892, Canada was a nation that stretched from Atlantic to Pacific.
With a railway spanning its vast territories and joining its burgeoning cities, Canada seemed confidently poised to greet the twentieth century. " " As 1892 dawned, Sir John A. Macdonald, the Old Chieftain who had guided through most of its hard early years, was dead. But thanks in large part to his policies, Canada was becoming an industrial country. And for the lucky few who had made fortunes from these new industries it was truly a gilded age-as the opulent mansions they were constructing in Montreal's Square Mile would attest. " " But at the same time, familiar problems vexed the land:
French-English relations were at their lowest ebb, a worldwide recession had hit Canada especially hard, and opinion was sharply divided on the question of free trade with the United States. Many wondered whether the country would survive at all. " " But survive it did, and prosper.
Canada 1892 tells the story of that year and of those times as never before.
Peter C. Newman, the best-selling chronicler of Canada's establishment and early history, takes us on a transcontinental tour of a young country just beginning to come into its own.
From the Royal Navy's imperial garrison in Halifax to the rising fortunes of Toronto to the rugged new towns of the West, each region of the country is vividly described in words and pictures. " " This lavish volume blends text with period paintings, and juxtaposes marvellous archival photographs with modern colour pictures of buildings and places of the age, to recreate the era that fixed the character of the country we know today.
We also meet the remarkable characters of the time, from the fiery Quebec nationalist Honoré Mercier to the young L.M. Montgomery, from industrialist Hart Massey to poet Pauline Johnson. " " Canada 1892 celebrates this nation of one hundred years ago, without ignoring the very real problems it faced. But as one looks at the faces and places of the country when it was new, it is hard not to be inspired by the promise that is shown. Here is a book for all Canadians, to read, to enjoy, to treasure. " Contents includes: " PORTRAIT OF A PROMISED LAND NO GILDED AGE STIRRINGS IN THE NATION'S SOUL THE RELUCTANT PRIME MINISTERS 1892: A CHRONICLE OF THE YEAR SEAPORTS AND CITADELS
The Atlantic Region HEIRS OF NEW FRANCE
Quebec THE COMMANDING CITY
Montreal A POLITICAL COCKPIT
Ottawa RED-BRICK VICTORIANS
Toronto and Ontario NEW SETTLEMENTS
The Prairies THE LAST, BEST WEST
Alberta THE PACIFIC HORIZON
British Columbia EPILOGUE
The Legacy of Yesterday Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index " Both the book and dust jacket are in very good to excellent condition with minor wear to the edges of the dust jacket, including a few small tears.
No torn or ripped pages.
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