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UNINA9910953669703321 |
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Autore |
Coady Mary Frances |
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Titolo |
Georges and Pauline Vanier : portrait of a couple / / Mary Frances Coady |
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Montreal ; ; Ithaca, [N.Y.], : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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9786613844002 |
9780773586338 |
0773586334 |
9781283531559 |
1283531550 |
9780773585799 |
0773585796 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (292 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Governors general - Canada |
Ambassadors - Canada |
Soldiers - Canada |
Governors general's spouses - Canada |
Ambassadors' spouses - Canada |
Canada Biography |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-278) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue -- 1 "Gentle and Dear Soul" -- 2 The Call to Arms -- 3 Sad Command -- 4 "Unfit for Service" -- 5 An Unlikely Romance -- 6 Early Years -- 7 Settling Down -- 8 Diplomacy in London -- 9 Happy in London Town -- 10 Countdown to War -- 11 Beginning of War -- 12 The Fighting French -- 13 Toward Victory -- 14 End of War, Beginning of Post-War -- 15 Toward the End of Diplomacy -- 16 "Only to Serve" -- 17 The Final Challenge -- 18 The End: Full Circle. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The dramatic personal and professional story of Canada's most influential married couple. |
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