Eugene A. Forsey: An Intellectual Biography

By Frank Milligan

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ISBN 1-55238-118-8
370 pp.
6" x 9"

Biography/Politics

About the Book

In this unusual biography of one of Canada´s most well-known public figures, Milligan traces the intellectual foundations on which Forsey´s world-view was constructed. Starting with Forsey´s middle-class Ottawa upbringing, Forsey´s philosophical pilgrimage was the product of a deep allegiance to a Christian social gospel, exposure to the radical politics of the labour movement and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and a profound reverence for British Tory constitutionalism. Milligan weaves these threads together with skill and dexterity. By studying Forsey´s beliefs—both religious and political—Milligan unearths the philosophical underpinnings of many of Canada´s early twentieth-century political, economic, religious, and social reform movements.

About the Author

Frank Milligan earned his PhD from the University of Alberta. He was also the founding director of the Reynolds Alberta Museum, director of the New Brunswick Museum, and, since 1998, director of the Nantucket Historical Association and its properties.

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