Edgar McInnis

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Edgar McInnis
Born(1899-07-26)July 26, 1899
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
DiedSeptember 28, 1973(1973-09-28) (aged 74)
Toronto, Ontario
Occupationhistorian, poet, academic
NationalityCanadian
Period1910s-1960s
Notable worksThe Unguarded Frontier, Oxford Periodical History of the War

Edgar Wardell McInnis (July 26, 1899 – September 28, 1973) was a

Canadian history classes in its era.[1] A longtime professor at the University of Toronto and York University, he was a two-time winner of the Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction, winning for The Unguarded Frontier: A History of American-Canadian Relations at the 1942 Governor General's Awards and for The War: Fourth Year at the 1944 Governor General's Awards.[2]

Originally from

Canadian Institute of International Affairs in 1951.[1] He joined York University in 1960, becoming the institution's dean of graduate studies in 1964.[5]

He won the J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal in 1966.

Works

  • Poems Written at the Front (1918)
  • The Road to Arras (1920)
  • The Unguarded Frontier: A History of American-Canadian Relations (1942)[6]
  • The War: First Year (1940)
  • The War: Second Year (1941)
  • The War: Third Year (1942)[7]
  • The War: Fourth Year (1943)
  • The War: Fifth Year (1944)
  • The War: Sixth Year (1945)
  • North America and the Modern World (1945)
  • Canada: A Political and Social History (1947)
  • Canada at the United Nations (1953)
  • The Commonwealth Today (1959)
  • The Atlantic Triangle and the Cold War (1959)[8]
  • The Shaping of Postwar Germany (1960)[9]
  • The North American Nations (1963)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Edgar Wardell McInnis. Biographies of Prominent Quebec and Canadian Historical Figures (Marianopolis College), 2004.
  2. ^ a b c "Three Women and One Man Win Awards in Literature". Toronto Star, March 31, 1945.
  3. ISBN 0-88924-112-0
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  4. ^ "Edgar Wardwell McInnis fonds".
  5. ^ "Design Unimportant for Nation's New Flag, York Graduates Told". The Globe and Mail, June 4, 1964.
  6. ^ "From Evangeline to Ogdensburg". The Globe and Mail, November 14, 1942.
  7. ^ "War Record". The Globe and Mail, December 5, 1942.
  8. ^ "The International Stalemate". The Globe and Mail, August 29, 1959.
  9. ^ "German Background". The Globe and Mail, December 24, 1960.
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