READE, John

The Making of Canada. (Volume II, Section II, 1884. Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada).

Montreal. Dawson Brothers Publishers. 1884. Soft cover. 4to. 30cm, 15p., original printed grey wraps, fine (ho10). ~ John Reade (1837 1919) was a charter member of the Royal Society of Canada being appointed in 1882. In this off print, he gives an overview of the growth of Canada and bemoans a "bad spirit" or the sectionalism that he believes was a great drawback to progress and prosperity. Item #32755

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