British Businessmen and Canadian Confederation: Constitution-Making in an Era of Anglo-Globalization

by Andrew Smith and Andrew Smith

Discusses the role of British investors in Canadian Confederation, covering the period from the construction of the Grand Trunk Railroad in the 1850s to Canada's purchase of Rupert's Land in 1869-70. This book is suitable for a wide audience - from students of Canadian political history to historians interested in Victorian globalization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773534059
• ISBN13: 9780773534056
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"