Thomas Mackay. The Laird of Rideau Hall and the Founding of Ottawa, 2021st ed., Paperback - Alastair Sweeny

This is the first, long overdue biography of Thomas Mackay, a major promoter of Ottawa as the capital of Canada. Mackay built the Ottawa and Hartwe...

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Publisher: Pearson Education (US)Author(s): Ian R. A. MacKayNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 1991Dimensions: 293 x 203 x 21Cover type: Paperba...

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Jewel in the Crown: Bonnie Cone and the Founding of UNC Charlotte chronicles the postwar development of the University of North Carolina at Charlot...

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Launching a brand-new series, beloved Regency author Sarah E. Ladd shares the tale of a governess who would risk anything to protect five recently ...

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In Act of Creation, Stephen C. Schlesinger tells a pivotal and little-known story of how Secretary of State Edward Stettinius and the new American ...

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The Burden of Power is the fourth volume of Alastair Campbell's diaries, and perhaps the most eagerly awaited given the ground it covers. Campbell ...

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