| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Over the past fifty years more than 6,000 Canadians have been appointed to the Order of Canada. This illustrated history traces the Order's origins, along the way explaining how the merit-based honour got its familiar snowflake insignia. Replete with gorgeous illustrations, this book provides an accessible window into our national honour."-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Debate and Discord: Honours in Canada -- A Nascent Idea Out of the Optimism of the 1960s -- Establishing a National Institution -- The Path to Appointment -- The First Investiture and Dinner -- Expansion and Evolution: Reform and the Birth of the Chancellery -- Special Events, Investitures, and Anniversaries -- The July 1922 Crew: Butler, Beatty, and Bryant -- Insignia and Symbols of the Order -- Crafting a Token of Recognition: Manufacturing the Insignia -- Centrepiece of an Honours System. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Order of Canada -- History.
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Order of Canada (Corporate Name) |
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Decorations of honor -- Canada -- History.
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES -- Coins, Currency & Medals. |
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Decorations of honor |
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Canada https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkMHVW4rfVXPrhVP4VwG3 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History
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| Added Author |
Vanier, Jean, 1928-2019, writer of foreword. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJw8VJrVT6qWgTft7QgqcP
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| Other Form: |
Print version:McCreery, Christopher. Fifty years honouring Canadians.: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Dundurn, [2017] ©2017 (CaOONL)20169059375 (OCoLC)958486003 |
| ISBN |
1459736583 |
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9781459736597 (epub) |
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1459736591 |
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9781459736573 (hardback) |
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1459736575 |
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9781459736580 (electronic bk.) |
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