The thousandth man : a biography of James McGregor Stewart / / Barry Cahill

• Autore: Cahill Barry
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000; ©2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 p.)
• Disciplina: 340.092
• Soggetto topico: Lawyers - Canada
• Soggetto geografico: Nova Scotia; Canada; Nova Scotia Biography
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: APPENDIX A: The Law Firm's Names, 1867-1955 -- APPENDIX B: Profile of Stewart's Corporate Career, 1914-1955 -- APPENDIX C: The Law Firm's Major Corporate Clients, 1909-1955 -- NOTES -- PICTURE CREDITS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z. ; Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD: The Osgoode Society -- FOREWORD: Vivian S. Morrison -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Part One: Dalhousian, Pictonian, Presbyterian -- 1 'Lad O' Pairts' -- 2 'Undesirable Elect Dalhousie Cripple' -- 3 Religion and Love -- Part Two: Bar and Privy Council -- 4 Prime Serjeant -- Part Three: Nova Scotia Incorporated -- 5 Business Law Man -- 6 The Alter Ego -- 7 The 'Royal Family' -- Part Four: National Affairs -- 8 Royal Commissionaire -- 9 Coal Bed of Procrustes -- Part Five: Swansong -- 10 Victim, Protege, Master -- 11 Twilight of the God.
• Sommario/riassunto: Thematic rather that chronological in approach, this fascinating legal biography provides both a history of a uniquely Canadian career and an interpretation of its significance for James McGregor Stewart's time and ours.
• Titolo autorizzato: The thousandth man
• ISBN: 1-4426-5795-2; 1-4426-2082-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787338303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History series.