The Geography And History Of British America And Of The Other Colonies Of The Empire To Wich Is Added A Sketch Of The Various Indian Tribes Of Canada

Author : J. George Hodgins
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ISBN 13 : 9781332585175
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (851 download)

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Download or read book The Geography and History of British America written by J. George Hodgins and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Geography and History of British America: And of the Other Colonies of the Empire; To Which Is Added a Sketch of the Various Indian Tribes of Canada, and Brief Biographical Notices of Eminent Persons Connected With the History of Canada The necessity for a work of this kind is the primary reason of its publication. Until a very recent period, the pupils of our public and private schools were left either to glean a scanty knowledge of their own and the sister Provinces through the often uncertain and inaccurate medium of an European geography; or to adopt the foreigner's unfriendly interpretation of our colonial institutions and laws. This unwise and anomalous state of things has become the more serious, since, under the system of self-government so frankly and freely conceded to all tho British North American Provinces, commercial intercourse has become frequent between them, and a political and social bond of sympathy has been created, which renders absolutely necessary a fuller acquaintance with the mutual history, condition, and capabilities of each. To supply this information, in the simplest form, has been the author's aim. The best accessible authorities have been consulted, and the latest parliamentary returns made available. The paragraphs relating to the special subject of geology, have received their final corrections from Sir William Logan, the distinguished geologist of Canada, and from J. W. Dawson, Esq., LL.D., Principal of McGill College, and a high authority upon the geology of Nova Scotia, &c. To the Honorable George Coles, Secretary of the Prince Edward Island, the author is indebted for valuable information in regard to that island. Brief notices of the other British possessions in Europe, Asia, and Africa have been added, in order to make our colonial survey complete. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.