03559nam 2200709Ia 450 991079146020332120230912144808.01-283-13099-897866131309900-7748-5071-X10.59962/9780774850711(CKB)2560000000050423(OCoLC)747432500(CaPaEBR)ebrary10087588(SSID)ssj0000643767(PQKBManifestationID)12227232(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000643767(PQKBWorkID)10675328(PQKB)11287816(CaPaEBR)404205(CaBNvSL)jme00324118(Au-PeEL)EBL3412017(CaPaEBR)ebr10056061(CaONFJC)MIL313099(OCoLC)559649868(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/pwdsrp(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/2/404205(MiAaPQ)EBC3412017(MiAaPQ)EBC3241497(DE-B1597)662235(DE-B1597)9780774850711(EXLCZ)99256000000005042319990615d1999 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe frontier world of Edgar Dewdney[electronic resource] /Brian TitleyVancouver UBC Pressc19991 online resource (182 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7748-0731-8 0-7748-0730-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 144-164) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Trailblazer -- The Politician -- Indian Commissioner -- Rebellion -- Lieutenant Governor -- Minister of the Interior -- Semi-Retirement -- A Frontier Capitalist -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexThe Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biographical study of a man who played a key role in the cataclysmic events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. An immigrant adventurer seeking his fortune in the colonies, Dewdney was embroiled in the gold rushes of the 1860s, the B.C. debates on Confederation, the Riel Rebellion of 1885, political evolution in the North-West Territories, and the Klondike gold rush. For several years Dewdney held important public offices, such as Indian commissioner of the North-West Territories and Minister of the Interior, positions which allowed him to shape the course of events. In many ways, Dewdney's career is a metaphor for the maturing western frontier. In following his exploits, we follow the story of a region experiencing breathtaking change. Brian Titley's purpose in this book is not to praise, but to offer a critical appraisal of Dewdney as a type -- a representative of that class of adventurer who saw in the new land an unprecedented opportunity for self-aggrandisement.PoliticiansCanada, WesternBiographyIndians of North AmericaCanadaGovernment relationsNorthwest, CanadianBiographyNorthwest, CanadianHistoryPoliticiansIndians of North AmericaGovernment relations.971.2/02/092Titley E. Brian1484701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791460203321The frontier world of Edgar Dewdney3703481UNINA