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Extraordinary Canadians: Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin by John Ralston Saul is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Canada has no better interpreter than prolific writer and thinker John Ralston Saul. Here he argues that Canada did not begin in 1867; indeed, its foundation was laid by two visionary men, Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin. The two leaders of Lower and Upper Canada, respectively, worked together after the 1841 Union to lead a reformist movement for responsible government run by elected citizens instead of a colonial governor. But it was during the 'Great Ministry' of 1848 - 51 that t
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- Author
- John Ralston Saul
- Publisher
- Penguin Canada
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780670067329
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, Biography
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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