| Description |
1 online resource (170 pages :) : illustrations, maps |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the quest -- Halifax -- Westward -- The transformation -- The transition -- Victoria : business strategies -- The newspaperman -- Entering the political arena -- The great campaigner : triumphs and disappointments -- A summing up. |
| Summary |
This biography explores what drove William Smith to change his name, in the gold fields of California in the 1850s, to Amor De Cosmos. Hawkins traces how De Cosmos became one of the most feared journalists in British Columbia and then how he forced his way into British Columbia politics, becoming BC's second premier. Although De Cosmos played a crucial role in creating present-day Canada from sea to sea, by the end of his life, he was little remembered. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
De Cosmos, Amor, 1825-1897.
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De Cosmos, Amor, 1825-1897. |
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Politicians -- British Columbia -- Biography.
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Politicians. |
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British Columbia. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Journalists -- British Columbia -- Biography.
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Journalists. |
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British Columbia -- Politics and government -- 1849-1871. |
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British Columbia -- Politics and government -- 1871-1903. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies and Autobiographies.
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Canadian nonfiction.
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Political science.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Hawkins, Gordon, 1921-, author. De Cosmos enigma. (CaOONL)20149070306 |
| ISBN |
9781553803539 (print) |
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1553803531 |
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9781553803546 (ebook) |
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155380354X |
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9781553803553 (pdf) |
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1553803558 |
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