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Title: The American educator; completely remodelled and rewritten from original text of the New practical reference library, with new plans and additional material
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Foster, Ellsworth D., ed Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin), 1846-1935
Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: Chicago, Ralph Durham Co.
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ic scandals of 1874, in connectionwith the building of a transcontinental rail-road, forced the Macdonald Ministry to re-sign, but in 1878 the Liberals were swept outof office and Macdonald again undertook thebuilding of the railroad. The faith of SirJohn, says one of his biographers, did moreto build the road than the money of Mount-Stephen. During the remaining years of hislife the history of Sir John is practically thebistort of Canada. Most of his efforts weredirected to the organization and developmentof the great Northwest, one of his greatestreforms being the formation of the RoyalNorthwest Mounted Police. Until his deathhe retained the office of Premier. The ex-citement and anxiety of the contested electionof 1891 brought on a stroke of paralysis,which caused his death. The career of Sir John Macdonald cannotbe studied apart from the history of Canada.He was a man of strong will and great am-bition; but his foresight and political sa-gacity enabled him to submit to the leader-
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SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD MACDOWELL 2201 McGEE ship of smaller men without impatience. Hehad the gift of living for the work in handwithout feeling the distraction of other in-terests. Few political leaders have had somany opposing elements to reconcile, somany factions to hold together. MACDOWELL, E d ^v a r d Alexander(1861-1908), one of the most original ofAmericas composers, was born in New York.He studied music in Paris, Wiesbaden andFrankfort, and became well known as ateacher, pianist and comi:)oser before his re-turn to the United States in 1888. His worksand his playing became very popular in hiso\^ni countrj, and before his death he wasgenerally recognized as probably the fore-most American composer. From 1896 to1904 he was head of the department of musicat Columbia University, but overwork toldon him, and in the year following his resig-nation his mind failed. A characteristic ofMacDowells work is his introduction oftouches of American folk-music, notablyIndian. He compo

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