Project Gutenberg 2009-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 396 Lewis, John 1858 1935 06025626 George Brown The Makers of Canada v. 19 E-text prepared by Stacy Brown, Brendan Lane, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "George Brown" by John Lewis is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the life and political influence of George Brown, a key figure in Canadian history and one of the main advocates for responsible government in Canada during a crucial period leading up to the country's confederation. The opening of the work sets the stage for understanding Brown's early life, including his upbringing in Scotland and his eventual migration to Canada. It outlines his family's opposition to slavery and their belief in the importance of responsible governance. As a young man, Brown finds his footing in the political landscape of Canada, quickly establishing himself as a journalist and advocate for reform through his involvement in various publications. The narrative conveys the significant challenges and political transformations he faced as he embarked on a career dedicated to shaping Canada’s institutions, setting the foundation for his later achievements and controversies in the realm of Canadian politics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Brown, George, 1818-1880 Canada -- Politics and government -- 1841-1867 F1001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 501327 2025-06-12T13:53:14.220600 text/html 494224 2009-11-25T18:55:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 201312 2009-11-25T18:57:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276542 2025-06-12T13:53:25.716492 application/epub+zip 282402 2025-06-12T13:53:17.663543 application/epub+zip 239713 2025-06-12T13:53:15.718590 application/epub+zip 459598 2025-06-12T13:53:31.143446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398532 2025-06-12T13:53:23.922495 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324851 2022-09-14T06:51:53.614928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409815 2025-06-12T13:53:13.109523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 409552 2009-11-25T18:53:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146448 2009-11-25T18:53:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 409560 2009-11-25T18:53:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146423 2009-11-25T18:53:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20403 2025-06-12T13:53:31.304440 application/rdf+xml 9107 2025-06-12T13:53:16.335527 image/jpeg 2487 2025-06-12T13:53:16.031516 image/jpeg 257217 2025-06-12T13:53:14.266542 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia