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Boosters and barkers : [online electronic book] financing Canada’s involvement in the First World War.
TITLE:
Boosters and barkers : [online electronic book] financing Canada’s involvement in the First World War.
Publication Date:
2023
Summary:
“Stick it, Canada! Buy more Victory Bonds!” The First World War demanded deep personal sacrifice in the field and at home--even when home was far from the front. It also made unrelenting financial demands on both the governments and populations of Canada and Newfoundland. Boosters and Barkers is a highly original examination of the drive to finance Canadian participation in the conflict: Ottawa’s calls for direct public contributions in the form of war bonds; the intersections with imperial funding, taxation, and conventional revenue; and the substantial fiscal implications of participation in the conflict during and after the war.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780774869614