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A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships

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Description:A Mind at Sea is an intimate window into a vanished time when Canada was among the world's great maritime countries. Between 1856 and 1877, Henry Fry was the Lloyd's agent for the St. Lawrence River, east of Montreal. The harbour coves around his home in Quebec were crammed with immense rafts of cut wood, the river's shoreline sprawled with yards where giant square-rigged ships, many owned by Fry, were built.As the president of Canada's Dominion Board of Trade, Fry was at the epicentre of wealth and influence, but his home province of Quebec was the scene of a raw criminality of a type seldom seen today. He fought vigorously against the kidnapping of sailors and the dangerous practice of deck-loading. He also fought against and overcame the demon of mental depression.Fry was a colourful figure and a reformer who interacted with the famous Canadians of the day — people such as Wilfrid Laurier, Sir John A. Macdonald, and Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau, the lieutenant-governor of Quebec.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships. To get started finding A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A Mind at Sea is an intimate window into a vanished time when Canada was among the world's great maritime countries. Between 1856 and 1877, Henry Fry was the Lloyd's agent for the St. Lawrence River, east of Montreal. The harbour coves around his home in Quebec were crammed with immense rafts of cut wood, the river's shoreline sprawled with yards where giant square-rigged ships, many owned by Fry, were built.As the president of Canada's Dominion Board of Trade, Fry was at the epicentre of wealth and influence, but his home province of Quebec was the scene of a raw criminality of a type seldom seen today. He fought vigorously against the kidnapping of sailors and the dangerous practice of deck-loading. He also fought against and overcame the demon of mental depression.Fry was a colourful figure and a reformer who interacted with the famous Canadians of the day — people such as Wilfrid Laurier, Sir John A. Macdonald, and Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau, the lieutenant-governor of Quebec.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships. To get started finding A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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