The De Cosmos Enigma

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Filigrane

Année de parution:
2015

ISBN-13: 9781553803553

This biography explores what drove William Smith to change his name, in the gold fields of California in the 1850s, to Amor De Cosmos. Hawkins traces how De Cosmos became one of the most feared journalists in British Columbia and then how he forced his way into British Columbia politics, becoming BC’s second premier. Although De Cosmos played a crucial role in creating present-day Canada from sea to sea, by the end of his life, he was little remembered.<span>This&#10;biography explores what drove William Smith to change his name, in the gold&#10;fields of California in the 1850s, to Amor De Cosmos. Hawkins traces how De&#10;Cosmos became one of the most feared journalists in British Columbia and then&#10;how he forced his way into British Columbia politics, becoming BC&#8217;s second&#10;premier. Although De Cosmos played a crucial role in creating present-day&#10;Canada from sea to sea, by the end of his life, he was little remembered.</span>