{"product_id":"my-dearest-wife-maud-j-mclean-9781896219363","title":"My Dearest Wife: The Private and Public Lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe private and public lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar symbolized the increasingly complex nature of Toronto society as older generations gradually gave way to a new generation of \"outsiders\" seeking fame and prominence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames David Edgar (1841-1899), a self-made man, born to proud though impoverished Scottish-immigrant parents in Quebec, became a lawyer, an author, a railway promoter, an M.P. and ultimately speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa. Matilda Ridout Edgar (1845-1910) was one of Canada's first widely respected female historians and ultimately president of the National Council of Women of Canada from 1906 until her death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis dual biography, revealed through the voices of James and Matilda, as expressed through correspondence, provides insights into 19th-century Canadian history, and presents a mutually supportive marital relationship, each encouraging professional fulfillment for the other -- a stance surprising in this era of male dominance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maud J. McLean,Robert M. Stamp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1896219365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781896219363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Natural Heritage Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 5.58w x 0.47d","brand":"Maud J. McLean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065910505727,"sku":"9781896219363","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79f4e3f7-76b3-4185-9ea5-c56a5a47f914.jpg?v=1768677780","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-dearest-wife-maud-j-mclean-9781896219363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}