| Description |
1 online resource (x, 182 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Trailblazer -- The Politician -- Indian Commissioner -- Rebellion -- Lieutenant Governor -- Minister of the Interior -- Semi-Retirement -- A Frontier Capitalist -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biographical study of a man who played a key role in the cataclysmic events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. An immigrant adventurer seeking his fortune in the colonies, Dewdney was embroiled in the gold rushes of the 1860s, the B.C. debates on Confederation, the Riel Rebellion of 1885, political evolution in the North-West Territories, and the Klondike gold rush. For several years Dewdney held important public offices, such as Indian commissioner of the North-West Territories and Minister of the Interior, positions which allowed him to shape the course of events. In many ways, Dewdney's career is a metaphor for the maturing western frontier. In following his exploits, we follow the story of a region experiencing breathtaking change. Brian Titley's purpose in this book is not to praise, but to offer a critical appraisal of Dewdney as a type -- a representative of that class of adventurer who saw in the new land an unprecedented opportunity for self-aggrandisement |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-164) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dewdney, E. (Edgar), 1835-1916.
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| SUBJECT |
Dewdney, E. (Edgar), 1835-1916 fast |
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Politicians -- Canada, Western -- Biography
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Indians of North America -- Canada -- Government relations.
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Indians of North America -- Canada -- Government relations -- 1860-1951.
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Indians of North America -- Government relations
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Politicians
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Northwest, Canadian -- Biography
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Northwest, Canadian -- History
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| Subject |
Canada
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Canada -- Canadian Northwest
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Western Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780774850711 |
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077485071X |
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9780774807302 |
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077480730X |
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