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A Mind at Sea John Fry

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A Mind at Sea John Fry


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Zusammenfassung

A unique biography of a nineteenth-century shipping magnate set during a forgotten era - a time when Quebec was one of the world's great shipbuilding centres and tidal seaports.

A Mind at Sea Zusammenfassung

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

The trials and tribulations of a Canadian business titan during a fascinating period in 19th-century Quebec.

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 below 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. His home city of Quebec served as the capital of the province of Canada, while its port was often the scene of raw criminality. He fought vigorously against the kidnapping of sailors and the dangerous practice of deck loading. He also battled against and overcame his personal demon - mental depression - going on to write many ship histories and essays on U.S.-Canada relations.

Fry was a colourful figure and a reformer who interacted with the famous figures of the day, including Lord and Lady Dufferin, Sir John A. Macdonald, Wilfrid Laurier, and Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau, Quebec's lieutenant-governor.

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The first book in English to tell the little-known story of Quebec City's shipbuilding era since.. 1995. * Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph *

Über John Fry

John Fry worked for more than 40 years as a magazine editor at the Times Mirror Company and at the New York Times Company, retiring in 1999. Fry has published many articles on travel, skiing, health, and religion. He is a citizen of Canada as well as the United States, and lives in Katonah, New York.

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GOR010225915
9781459719293
1459719298
A Mind at Sea: Henry Fry and the Glorious Era of Quebec's Sailing Ships John Fry
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Dundurn Group Ltd
20140116
256
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