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Book SynopsisThrough his virtuoso research into Creighton's own voluminous papers, Donald Creighton captures the twentieth-century transformation of English Canada through the life and times of one of its leading intellectuals.
Trade Review'Wright has not only written the definitive biography of one of Canada's most important historians but provided us with a model of how a biography ought to be done.' -- Phillip A. Buckner The Dorchester Review Autumn/Winter 2015 'Wright very self-consciously places his own biography within the romantic conventions of Creightonian history and romantic art, very appropriately joining together these two heroes. The great Canadian historian created the first hero; his biographer has created the second.' -- William Westfall Historical Studies in Education Spring 2016 'Donald Creighton is a beautifully written biography, easily the most ambitious biography I have read in a number of years. And its attention to the psychology of the man, to the whole personality and life of its subject, is commendable.' -- Christopher Dummitt Acadiensis , vol 45:01:2016 'Wright gives Creighton his due as an undeniably salient figure in Canada's intellectual history. In the process, he has created an invaluable guide for anyone who seeks to read and to understand Canada's preeminent historian.' -- Kevin Boatright Canada's History December 2016- January 2017 'Donald Wright has provided an admirably full and balanced account of the historian and the man... A powerful study of high art, flawed humanity, and the vicissitudes of reputation.' -- A.B. McKillop Canadian Historical Review vol 97:03:2016
Table of ContentsIntroduction I: Spring 1. Family Tree 2. Childhood and Adolescence 3. Vic 4. Oxford and Paris II: Summer 5. Historian 6. Professor 7. Mid-Career 8. Macdonald III: Fall 9. Chairman 10. Decolonization 11. Confederation IV: Winter 12. Despair 13. Endings Appendix 1: Donald Creighton: Selected Bibliography Appendix 2: Donald Creighton's Doctoral Students
