For almost fifty years Joseph Howe was at or near the centre of public affairs, first in Nova Scotia and later in imperi
144 109 20MB
English Pages 400 Year 1982
Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
1 "Our Worthy Father"
2 Education and Training
3 A Trial Balloon
4 The Novascotian of 1828
5 Barry and Brandy
6 Rambling about Nova Scotia
7 Promoting the Spirit of the Age
8 A Peep at the Springs of Government
9 "A Fool for a Client": The King v. Joseph Howe
10 The Road to the Assembly
11 Freshman Assemblyman
12 A Nova Scotian Abroad
13 A Convert to Durham
14 "The Severest Trial"
15 Testing the Coalition
16 Breakdown of the Coalition
17 "War to the Knife"
18 "There Will Be Corn in Egypt Yet"
19 Provincial Secretary at Last
Family Trees
Notes
Note on Sources
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Maps
County and Township Representation
Joseph Howe's Rambles 1828–1835