Chronicles of Canada Volume 30 - The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Chronicles of Canada Volume 30 - The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time, credited to Oscar D. Skelton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Chronicles of Canada Volume 30 - The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time by Oscar D. Skelton. Read in English by Scott Foster; Bruce Pirie; Ian Hutchings; Maria Kasper In conformity with its title, this volume, save for the earlier chapters, is history rather than biography, is of the day, more than of the man. The aim has been to review the more significant events and tendencies in the recent political life of Canada. (from the Preface) Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1841-1919) was a member of parliament for 45 years (1874-1919) and Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. He was Canada's first French-speaking prime minister and did much to reconcile English and French Canada. (TriciaG)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Chronicles of Canada Volume 30 - The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time
• Author credits: Oscar D. Skelton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 24
• Listed recording duration: 6:47:40

Catalogue topics

• politics
• Canadian History
• Canada
• confederation

Track guide

1. 01 - Prefatory Note; The Making of a Canadian — 19:37
2. 02 - Politics in the Sixties — 15:49
3. 03 - First Years in Parliament, Part 1 — 10:59
4. 04 - First Years in Parliament, Part 2 — 11:52
5. 05 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 1 — 12:53
6. 06 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 2 — 16:52
7. 07 - In Opposition, 1878-1887, Part 3 — 11:26
8. 08 - Leader of the Opposition, 1887-1896 — 10:37
9. 09 - Looking to Washington, Part 1 — 19:02
10. 10 - Looking to Washington, Part 2 — 16:42
11. 11 - An Empire in Transition, Part 1 — 16:52
12. 12 - An Empire in Transition, Part 2 — 18:43
13. 13 - The End of a Regime — 22:06
14. 14 - New Men at the Helm — 8:41
15. 15 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 1 — 20:21
16. 16 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 2 — 19:59
17. 17 - Canada's New Place in the World, Part 3 — 22:39
18. 18 - The Coming of Prosperity, Part 1 — 23:31
19. 19 - The Coming of Prosperity, Part 2 — 20:42
20. 20 - Canada and Foreign Powers — 22:38
21. 21 - Nation and Empire, Part 1 — 17:23
22. 22 - Nation and Empire, Part 2 — 18:38
23. 23 - Nation and Empire, Part 3 — 19:08
24. 24 - Fifty Years of Union — 10:30

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