Boundless optimism : Richard McBride's British Columbia

Roy, Patricia 1939- (Author).

Summary: "McBride built a reputation as a charismatic and optimistic leader who was dedicated to a vision of a modern, industrialized, wealthy province. A product of his time, McBride firmly opposed Asian immigration and often promoted industrial development at the expense of First Nations interests. But he also had great forward vision: he introduced party lines to stabilize the BC legislature; he vigorously supported provincial causes in Ottawa; and, above all, he encouraged the building of railways in many regions of the province. Boundless Optimism puts McBride?s political career into historical context, chronicling his passions, his many accomplishments, the downsides of his optimism, and his role in making British Columbia the province it is today." --publisher's website

Record details

ISBN: 9780774823890
Physical Description: print
xii, 411 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, [2012]
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-391) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. A Young British Columbian in a Young British Columbia -- 2. "Dewdney Dick": In a Chaotic Legislature, 1898-1903 -- 3. Establishing a Government, 1903-07 -- 4. Toward a Wider Stage, 1907-09 -- 5. Boundless Optimism, 1909-12 -- 6. The Beginning of the End, 1912-14 -- 7. Optimism Challenged, 1914-15 -- 8. Respite in London.