Patrician Liberal The Public and Private Life of Sir Henri-Gustave Joly De LotbiniÈre, 1829-1908
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J.I. Little is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University.
‘The book is social history of highest order, written by one of our best practitioners in the field.’ - Michael Cross (Canadian Historical Review, vol 95:02:2014)
Patrician Liberal examines the life and career of a neglected figure in Canadian history, Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de LotbiniÈre. This book provides a detailed account of Joly’s political career as Quebec premier, Cabinet minister in the Laurier government, and lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, as well as his public role as a French-speaking Protestant promoter of national unity, a leading spokesperson for the Canadian forest conservation movement, a Quebec seigneur, and father to a large and devoted family.
Joly’s life serves as a prism through which author J.I. Little elucidates important themes in Quebec and Canadian society, economy, politics, and culture during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. As Little reveals, Joly’s story is particularly fascinating for how closely the conflicting forces in his life – religious, cultural, and social – mirrored those of a Canadian society straining to forge a cohesive and distinctive national identity.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Conversion standards
Genealogical line
Map
Illustrations
Introduction
Chapter One: Blood and Soil
Chapter Two: Family Man
Chapter Three: Seigneur and Lumberman
Chapter Four: Liberal Deputy
Chapter Five: Quebec Premier
Chapter Six: Promoter of National Unity
Chapter Seven: Forest Conservationist
Chapter Eight: Laurier Cabinet Minister
Chapter Nine: Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Produktdetaljer
Om bidragsyterne
J.I. Little is a professor emeritus in the Department of History at Simon Fraser University.