Victor and Evie: British Aristocrats in Wartime Rideau Hall
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In the middle of the Great War, Victor Cavendish, the ninth Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Lady Evelyn landed in Halifax in November 1916 so he could serve as the governor general of Canada. Throughout the difficult years of the First World War and its aftermath, the new governor general travelled extensively, oversaw policy, presided over Canada's rejection of the British honours system, and walked a fine line between the colonial authorities and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0773551352
ISBN13:9780773551350
Release Date:November 2017
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Length:424 Pages
Weight:1.72 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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