'Honest Enough to Be Bold'
On a promise of ''Clean, Uncorrupt, and Incorruptible Government,'' James Pliny Whitney marked the end of an era of Liberal rule that had lasted for over three decades, and introduced to the province a new, ''progressive'' brand of conservatism.
As this lively biography demonstrates, Whitney was a gruff and forceful leader. He had a keen understanding of the social and technological forces that wer...
On a promise of ''Clean, Uncorrupt, and Incorruptible Government,'' James Pliny Whitney marked the end of an era of Liberal rule that had lasted for over three decades, and introduced to the province a new, ''progressive'' brand of conservatism.
As this lively biography demonstrates, Whitney was a gruff and forceful leader. He had a keen understanding of the social and technological forces that wer...
