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Article: John Bartlet Brebner: the private man behind the professional historian.(Biography)
- Article from:
- American Review of Canadian Studies
- Article date:
- December 22, 2002
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The Siamese Twins of North America" and the "North Atlantic Triangle" are terms coined by Canadian historian John Bartlet Brebner and now anchored in any study of Canada and Canadian-American relations. Carl Berger, in his 1976 seminal work The Writing of Canadian History, included Brebner among those who "completely transformed Canadian historiography," but omitted a chapter specifically devoted to Brebner. G.A. Rawlyk, in his review article two years later, detailed Brebner's contributions, especially in Maritime history and geography. This constituted a start on the missing Brebner chapter. Like those emphasized by Berger, George Wrong, Adam Shortt, Chester Martin, ...