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From Folly to Fortune Nova Scotia Railway Railroad Politics History Book
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- Book Title
- From Folly to Fortune : The Firing of James Richardson Forman - Collusion and Corruption in Nova Scotia Railway Politics from 1854-1858
- Brand
- Three Hills Books
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781897190234
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- DC Books
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Law, Transportation, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Human Resources & Personnel Management, Canada / General, Corruption & Misconduct, Railroads / History, Defamation
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 11.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 198 Pages
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James Richardson Forman was born in 1822 at Halifax, and returned from Scotland in 1854 to oversee the construction of the Nova Scotia Railway, the first publicly owned railway in the British Empire. But did he become a victim of Nova Scotia's venal politics? He had been appointed to his post at the request of Reformer Joseph Howe, but was dismissed from office in 1858 by James W. Johnston, who became Conservative premier of the province in 1857. Two years after he left for a brilliant career in Scotland, it was discovered that most of the reasons for his dismissal were the fault of his second-in-command, who was also Johnston's nephew. From Folly to Fortune examines the unfair treatment Forman received at the hands of his Nova Scotia countrymen, and asks the question if it could have been Forman, and not Sandford Fleming, who would later (in 1867 to 1876) have built Canada's Intercolonial Railway from Nova Scotia to Quebec City, had he been allowed to stay on the project. Jay Underwood is a former Nova Scotia journalist. From Folly to Fortune is the second of his books published by Railfare*DC books, and the fourth of his works on Canadian railway history.
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Publisher
DC Books
ISBN-10
1897190239
ISBN-13
9781897190234
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61450144
Product Key Features
Book Title
From Folly to Fortune : The Firing of James Richardson Forman - Collusion and Corruption in Nova Scotia Railway Politics from 1854-1858
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Human Resources & Personnel Management, Canada / General, Corruption & Misconduct, Railroads / History, Defamation
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Law, Transportation, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
198 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
11.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
385.09716/09034
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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