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"A Cyclopædia of Canadian Biography" is a collection of brief biographies of persons distinguished in the Professional, Military and Political Life, and the commerce and industry of Canada, in the Twentieth Century. The author explains, "Generally speaking, in comparing the biographies of the Canadians of to-day with those of 1886 and 1888, the reader gains a sense of this country's continuous expansion. The present century has witnessed a marvellous development in the Canadian West, so that in these pages we find numerous records showing not merely the commercial, but the intellectual, progress of the Provinces West of the Great Lakes—stories of brilliant careers built up by men who were...
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This book is an outstanding collection of biographies of famous Canadian men. Hundreds of names are featured inside, with some whose contributions may have already been lost to history. The book is organized in alphabetical order, and features these individuals, amongst many others: Richard Pim, Evan John Price, John Ratcliffe, David W. Robb, Willis Russell, Henri C. Saint-Pierre, and Noah Shakespeare.
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