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Title: Public men and public life in Canada; the story of the Canadian confederacy, being recollections of Parliament and the press and embracing a succinct account of the stirring events which led to the confederation of British North America into the Dominion of Canada
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Young, James, 1835-1913
Subjects: Canada -- Politics and government 1841-1867 Canada -- Politics and government 1867-
Publisher: Toronto, W. Briggs
Contributing Library: OISE - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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tory of our great Canadian Confederation. With thanks to Avern Pardoe, Legislative Librar-ian, and George Johnson, F.S.S., Ottawa, for cour-tesies extended, I submit this volume in the confidenthope that my generous readers (to adapt a familiarcouplet) will Be to my virtues very kind ;Be to my faults a little blind. James Young. Thornhill, Galt, August isth, 1902. Preface to the Second Edition The issue of this edition of my work is the resultof continued soHcitations from readers from all partsof the Dominion. The first edition having run outof print several years ago, I thought it advisable tore-issue this present volume and also to add anothervolume, giving a succinct account of the stirringevents which followed the confederation of BritishNorth America into the Dominion of Canada. Itmust be remembered by the reader that this firstvolume was written in 1902, and references madein it as to dates must be correlated with the year1902 and not 1912. James Young.Gaet, October 15th, 1912.
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< /—\ H M H o Juj eq rn O < ^ ji t—i A Q w h4 H-1 Uj S^ w « *eH w <i in < ►-r W p^ ~ < CL, Contents CHAPTER I The Passing of the Stage-Coach PAGE Rough outline of the physical and social condition of Can-ada when our narrative begins—The early pioneerdays drawing to a close—Passing of the old stage-coach with its shrill echoing horn —Population andtrade of Canada in 1851—Wonderful transforma-tion of the country in half a century—It recallsvisions of Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp ... 19 CHAPTER HDawn of the Railroad Era Dawn of the railroad era—Hon. Francis Hincks, PrimeMinister, visits Great Britain—Inception of Canadianrailways—William Jackson, MP., W L. Betts, M.P,and Robert Stephenson, M.P., the great engineer, visitCanada—Railway and political magnates on their tra-vels—Brightening prospects of Canada—Effects ofthe Crimean War and the Reciprocity Treaty—Ex-traordinary commercial and financial boom —Itsrise, expansio

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