During his distinguished career, Donald Swainson established his reputation as a popular Canadian historian with his biography of Sir John A. Macdonald: The Man and the Politician and as a local historian with Kingston: Building on the Past (co-authored by Brian Osborne). Before his untimely death, he compiled a collection of his essays on local history, arguing for the historical value of a sense of place in such essays as "Why Examine Local History? The Canadian Case.l?" For 30 years as a professor, author, and activist, ...
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During his distinguished career, Donald Swainson established his reputation as a popular Canadian historian with his biography of Sir John A. Macdonald: The Man and the Politician and as a local historian with Kingston: Building on the Past (co-authored by Brian Osborne). Before his untimely death, he compiled a collection of his essays on local history, arguing for the historical value of a sense of place in such essays as "Why Examine Local History? The Canadian Case.l?" For 30 years as a professor, author, and activist, Donald Swainson committed himself to exemplifying this argument, writing such articles as "The Early Years of St. George's Cathedral," "Dileno Dexter Calvin: Garden Island Patriarch," and "Kingston's Eroding Heritage."
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