tailieunhanh - Canada

In writing this story of Canada I have not been able to do more, within the limited space at my command, than briefly review those events which have exercised the most influence on the national development of the Dominion of Canada from the memorable days bold French adventurers made their first attempts at settlement on the banks of the beautiful basin of the Annapolis, and on the picturesque heights of Quebec, down to the establishment of a Confederation which extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Whilst the narrative of the French régime, with its many dramatic episodes, necessarily occupies a large part of. | Canada by J. G. Bourinot 1 CANADA JOHN GEORGE BOURINOT Chapter of Canada by J. G. Bourinot The Project Gutenberg EBook of Canada by J. G. Bourinot This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Canada Author J. G. Bourinot Release Date September 10 2007 EBook 22557 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CANADA Produced by Al Haines Frontispiece THE HON. W. L. MACKENZIE KING PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA CANADA By SIR J. G. BOURINOT Canada by J. G. Bourinot . . . 2 SOMETIME CLERK OF THE CANADIAN HOUSE OF COMMONS HONORARY SECRETARY OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA DOCTEUR-ÈS-LETTRES OF LAVAL UNIVERSITY HONORARY MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY NEW AND REVISED EDITION WITH ADDITIONAL CHAPTER BY WILLIAM H. INGRAM . T. FISHER UNWIN LTD LONDON ADELPHI TERRACE Transcriber s note Page numbers in this book are indicated by numbers enclosed in curly braces . 99 . They have been located where page breaks occurred in the original book in accordance with Project Gutenberg s FAQ-V-99. For its Index a page number has been placed only at the start of that section. In the HTML version of this book page numbers are placed in the left margin. First Edition. 1897 Second Second Edition Third Impression . . . 1908 Third Edition Fourth Impression . . . 1922 Copyright by T. Fisher Unwin 1897 for Great Britain Copyright by G. P. Putnam s Sons 1897 For the United States of America . I DEDICATE THIS STORY OF CANADA BY PERMISSION TO HER EXCELLENCY THE COUNTESS OF ABERDEEN WHO HAS WON THE ESTEEM AND AFFECTION OF ALL CLASSES OF THE CANADIAN PEOPLE BY THE EARNESTNESS WITH WHICH SHE HAS IDENTIFIED HERSELF WITH EVERY MOVEMENT AFFECTING THE SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL PROGRESS OF THE NEW DOMINION v PREFATORY .