β Scribed by William Christian
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
George Grant's Lament for a Nation and Technology and Empire inspired a generation of Canadians. This readable biography revels in the life of a fascinating religious and political thinker, warts, gossip and all.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Chronology
Preface
1. They'd prefer ice-cream
2. Work for King and Country
3. Willie's boy
4. Somebody might like me for myself
5. An ambitious little pragmatist
6. Mysterious forces within man
7. Take what you want said God Take it and pay for it
8. It was easy to lose courage
9. Exploring the universe
10. The solid basis of qualifications
11. Listening to Mozart - I felt such love
12. Out of the shadows into truth
13. No satisfactory compromise was possible
14. Old and dirty and fat
15. The fifth column
16. Simone Weil
17. Lament
18. A lone wolf
19. Intimations of deprival
20. The botched and the bungled
21. Museum culture
22. Caught up in fates
23. Christ's care is for all
24. Out of Christian certainties
25. No great disaster
Epilogue
Notes
Sources
Archival and interview sources
Works mentioned in text or notes
Selected secondary sources
Bibliography of George Grant's Publications
Index
Photo credits
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