{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-p-b-waite-9781487573263","title":"The Life and Times of Confederation 1864-1867: Politics, Newspapers, and the Union of British North America","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE LAST HISTORY OF CONFEDERATION was R. G. Trotter's \u003ci\u003eCanadian Federation, \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 1924. Since that time, much work has been\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edone on this seminal period of Canadian history by Canadian historians, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand more recently, in important peripheral studies, by American ones.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThree notable contributions by Canadians have been D. G. Creighton's \u003ci\u003eBritish North America at Confederation \u003c\/i\u003efor the Rowell-Sirois Report, his \u003ci\u003eJohn A. Macdonald: The Young Politician \u003c\/i\u003e(1952), and \u003cb\u003eW. M.\u003c\/b\u003e Whitelaw's \u003ci\u003eThe Maritimes and Canada before Confederation \u003c\/i\u003e(1934). This present book begins roughly where Professor Whitelaw's ended. It is a study of ideas and politics in the province of Canada, 1864-1867. This book is, in several important respects, a shift in emphasis and direction, and represents an entire rewriting on the basis of other perspectives and a good deal of further research.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. B. Waite\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148757326X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487573263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/1962\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.86d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P. B. Waite","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153687458047,"sku":"9781487573263","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_405dc7c2-58f1-4c16-a514-abbc44439827.jpg?v=1770785154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-p-b-waite-9781487573263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}