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1. LOYALISM, ANGLICAN TORYISM, AND CANADIAN CONSERVATISM

Author

Passfield, Robert W.

Subjects
Conservatism, History, Regional focus/area studies, Church of England
Abstract

In Canadian historiography, there has been a wide disagreement as to the nature of the conservatism of the Loyalists of the American Revolution who settled in Upper Canada, and their [...]

Published
2020

5. Philip Louis Pratley (1884-1958): bridge design engineer

Author

Passfield, Robert W.

Subjects
Bridge construction -- Practice -- Research, Bridges, Suspension -- Design and construction -- Research, Consulting engineers -- Practice -- Research, Engineering and manufacturing industries, Practice, Design and construction, Research
Abstract

Abstract: During his career as a consulting engineer, Philip Louis Pratley of Montreal, Quebec, was responsible for the design and erection of many of Canada's most outstanding long-span highway bridges. [...]

Published
2007

6. 'Duff's Ditch': the origins, construction, and impact of the Red River Floodway

Author

Passfield, Robert W.

Subjects
Red River of the South -- Management, Land use -- Management -- Canada, Channels (Hydraulic engineering) -- Design and construction, Flood control -- History, History, Company business management, Management, Design and construction
Abstract

The Red River Floodway, 'Duff's Ditch', was constructed in 1962-68 to protect the City of Winnipeg from inundation by the Red River during years of severe flooding. The floodway channel [...]

Published
2001

13. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Author

Lemisch, Jesse and Passfield, Robert W.

Subjects
PUBLIC historians
Abstract

Two letters to the editor are presented including one in response to the article "Townhouse Notes" about the American Historical Association (AHA) national headquarters in the April 2016 issue, and another in which the sender talks about the term "public historian."

Published
2016

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