Michael Eamon
Biographic Data
| ID | 2239955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Eamon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Eamon |
| SIGNATURE | EAMON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Library and Archives Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
British Philanthropists and the Imperial Imagination or The Case of the Canadians Distressed by Fire at Montreal
This article reconstructs the benevolent campaign mounted in London after the devastating Montreal fire of 1765. Appealing to a greater sense of British identity, the trustees framed the French Canadian sufferers as “new subjects” entitled to both imperial benevolence and Christian charity. At the core of the subscription were notable London philanthropist Jonas Hanway and Marine Society peers John Thompson and Fowler Walker. Well versed in the m…
The War Against Public Forgetfulness: Commemorating 1812 in Canada
In October 2011, the Government of Canada began a two-year, nation-wide celebration of the bicentenary of the War of 1812. The widely-criticized initiative returned the public eye to a traditional ‘interpretive tableau’ of war heroes, namely Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Charles de Salaberry and Laura Secord. While the scope and expense of the federal government’s efforts have been unprecedented, the political battle to maintain certain memories of the …
Don't Speak to me, but Write on this”: The Childhood Almanacs of Mary and Katherine Byles
In mid-eighteenth-century Boston, Mather Byles Sr. gave almanacs to his daughters to use as diaries and commonplace books. This collection, now residing in Ottawa, offers a rare glimpse into the everyday musings of two colonial American girls and highlights the importance of annotated print, a frequently neglected historical source
The Quebec Clerk Controversy: A Study in Sociability, the Public Sphere, and the Eighteenth-Century Spirit of Enlightenment
In December 1790, a proposal advocating the creation of a weekly club for merchant clerks was published in the Quebec Herald, sparking a controversy over the propriety of sociability, public debate, and the proper conduct of youth. This article explores the concerns expressed by contributors to the newspaper, many of whom purported to be of the city's young, ambitious – though little-regarded – clerical class. Over a five-month period, letters ar…
New Voices, New Frontiers
The History of Canadian Medicine and Health Care
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The History of Canadian Medicine and Health Care
New Voices, New Frontiers
The Quebec Clerk Controversy: A Study in Sociability, the Public Sphere, and the Eighteenth-Century Spirit of Enlightenment
In December 1790, a proposal advocating the creation of a weekly club for merchant clerks was published in the Quebec Herald, sparking a controversy over the propriety of sociability, public debate, and the proper conduct of youth. This article explores the concerns expressed by contributors to the newspaper, many of whom purported to be of the city's young, ambitious – though little-regarded – clerical class. Over a five-month period, letters ar…
Don't Speak to me, but Write on this”: The Childhood Almanacs of Mary and Katherine Byles
In mid-eighteenth-century Boston, Mather Byles Sr. gave almanacs to his daughters to use as diaries and commonplace books. This collection, now residing in Ottawa, offers a rare glimpse into the everyday musings of two colonial American girls and highlights the importance of annotated print, a frequently neglected historical source
The War Against Public Forgetfulness: Commemorating 1812 in Canada
In October 2011, the Government of Canada began a two-year, nation-wide celebration of the bicentenary of the War of 1812. The widely-criticized initiative returned the public eye to a traditional ‘interpretive tableau’ of war heroes, namely Isaac Brock, Tecumseh, Charles de Salaberry and Laura Secord. While the scope and expense of the federal government’s efforts have been unprecedented, the political battle to maintain certain memories of the …
British Philanthropists and the Imperial Imagination or The Case of the Canadians Distressed by Fire at Montreal
This article reconstructs the benevolent campaign mounted in London after the devastating Montreal fire of 1765. Appealing to a greater sense of British identity, the trustees framed the French Canadian sufferers as “new subjects” entitled to both imperial benevolence and Christian charity. At the core of the subscription were notable London philanthropist Jonas Hanway and Marine Society peers John Thompson and Fowler Walker. Well versed in the m…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · Canadian Identity and History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works)