Canadian Scholars Bundle Lucille Teasdale, Robertson Davies, George Grant, Marshall McLuhan. Cover Image

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Canadian Scholars Bundle [electronic resource] : Lucille Teasdale, Robertson Davies, George Grant, Marshall McLuhan.

Maes, Nicholas. (Author). Fitzgerald, Judith. (Added Author). Rigelhof, T.F. (Added Author). Cowley, Deborah. (Added Author).

Summary:

This bundle of titles in the Quest Biography series presents a variety of influential academics, philosophers and humanitarians who have shaped Canada's influence on the modern world.

Record details

ISBN: 9781459727946 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1459727940 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (922 p.)
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; George Grant; George Grant, 1971; 1 The Sound of a Siren; 2 A Child of the British Empire; 3 Always in the Family's Schools; 4 The Conscience of an Objector; 5 A Window on the Country; 6 After the War, Yes Sir; 7 Philosophy in the Mass Age; 8 Lament for a Nation; 9 Technology and Empire; 10 A Lone Wolf by the Seashore; 11 Epilogue: Redefining George Grant, Redefining Canada; Sources Consulted; Index; Lucille Teasdale; Preface; 1 A Sad Farewell; 2 A Doctor in the Marking; 3 Baptism by fire; 4 Return to Uganda; 5 Birth of a Country -- and a Baby Daughter; 6 A Wily Dictator Seizes Power

7 The Carnage Continues8 A Devastating Blow; 9 More Challenges; 10 Losing Hope; 11 Remission; 12 A Will to Survive; Epilogue; Chronology of Lucille Teasdale (1929-1996); Sources Consulted; Index; Marshall McLuhan; Introduction Critical Mass; 1 Lasting Impressions; 2 First Comes Love, Then Comes Cambridge; 4 Going Places; 5 The Doctor is In; 6 I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N; 7 The Centre of the University; 8 Wise Guy to the World; 9 You Mean My Fallacy Is All Wrong?; 10 Eloquent Silence; Chronology of Marshall McLuhan (1911-1980); Sources Consulted; Index; Robertson Davies; Prologue; 1 Childhood

2 Youth3 Merry Old England; 4 Journalist and Playwright; 5 The Salterton Trilogy; 6 Massey College; 7 The Deptford Trilogy; 8 The Cornish Trilogy; 9 The Final Frontier; Epilogue Elusive Voyager; Chronology of Robertson Davies (1913-1995); Bibliography; Index; Copyright