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Honest Enough to be Bold The Life and Times of Sir James Pliny Whitney
by Humphries, Charles W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0802034209
- ISBN 13
- 9780802034205
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. 0802034209 . DJ shows very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Ontario Historical Studies Series; 23.5 X 16 X 3 centimeters; 276 pages; "Whitney liked to describe himself as 'bold enough to be honest ... honest enough to be bold.' Humphries concludes that as premier from 1905 to 1914 Whitney lived up to his self-description. The boldness of his legislative programs recognized the evolution of a new industrial society and paved the way for government to intervene in economic and social affairs. The success of his progressive conservatism laid the foundation for decades of Tory success in Ontario." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20842
- Title
- Honest Enough to be Bold The Life and Times of Sir James Pliny Whitney
- Author
- Humphries, Charles W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802034209
- ISBN 13
- 9780802034205
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- 0802034209, Politics, Ontario
- Bookseller catalogs
- Political Science;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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