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Travels and Identities: Elizabeth and Adam Shortt in Europe, 1911
Peter Dembski
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Description for Travels and Identities: Elizabeth and Adam Shortt in Europe, 1911
Paperback. Diaries and letters of Adam and Elizabeth Shortt from their 1911 voyage from Canada to England, their extended visit there and later trips to the continent. Introduction and conclusion analyze the various identities of the travelers. Editor(s): Dembski, Peter E Paul. Num Pages: 306 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBC; 2AB; 3JJC; BJ; HBTB; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Elizabeth Smith Shortt was one of the first three women to obtain a medical degree in Canada, and her husband, Adam Shortt, enjoyed a successful career as a professor of politics and economics at Queen's University in Kingston. In 1908 Adam Shortt relocated his family to Ottawa to take up a commission to oversee civil service reform under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier. There he convinced his superiors that an onsite investigation of four European countries would expedite his effort to improve Canada's bureaucracy, and in June 1911 he and Elizabeth embarked on their trip. This book chronicles their Atlantic crossing ... Read more
Elizabeth Smith Shortt was one of the first three women to obtain a medical degree in Canada, and her husband, Adam Shortt, enjoyed a successful career as a professor of politics and economics at Queen's University in Kingston. In 1908 Adam Shortt relocated his family to Ottawa to take up a commission to oversee civil service reform under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier. There he convinced his superiors that an onsite investigation of four European countries would expedite his effort to improve Canada's bureaucracy, and in June 1911 he and Elizabeth embarked on their trip. This book chronicles their Atlantic crossing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
407 g
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781771122252
SKU
V9781771122252
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About Peter Dembski
Peter E. Paul Dembski is an historian with B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. from the University of Guelph. He has taught Canadian history at several universities, most recently the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. His articles have appeared in journals such as Ontario History and scholarly collections such as the Dictionary ... Read more
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