The Orangeman: The Life & Times of Ogle Gowan

by Donald Harman Akenson

Ogle Gowan - the Irish upstart who turned Ontario Orange - was a self-seeking, treacherous scoundrel who brought his tattered reputation to the raw frontier of Upper Canada, and built the powerful Protestant machine that shaped Canadian history for more than one hundred years. Ogle Gowan was a bastard, a bigot and a brawler, yet his silver-tongued oratory and ruthless political skills made him more than a match for his enemies. Whether crossing swords...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088862963X
• ISBN13: 9780888629630
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Lorimer
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"