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200 14$aThe frontier world of Edgar Dewdney /$fBrian Titley
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aVancouver $cUBC Press$dc1999
215   $a1 online resource (182 p.)
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
311   $a0-7748-0731-8 
311   $a0-7748-0730-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 144-164) and index.
327   $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tThe Trailblazer -- $tThe Politician -- $tIndian Commissioner -- $tRebellion -- $tLieutenant Governor -- $tMinister of the Interior -- $tSemi-Retirement -- $tA Frontier Capitalist -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex
330   $aThe 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.
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606   $aIndians of North America$zCanada$xGovernment relations
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607   $aNorthwest, Canadian$xHistory
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