{"product_id":"9781459714977","title":"My Dearest Wife: The Private and Public Lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe private and public lives of James David Edgar and Matilda Ridout Edgar symbolized the increasingly complex nature of Toronto society as older generations gradually gave way to a new generation of \"outsiders\" seeking fame and prominence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames David Edgar (1841-1899), a self-made man, born to proud though impoverished Scottish-immigrant parents in Quebec, became a lawyer, an author, a railway promoter, an M.P. and ultimately speaker of the House of Commons in Ottawa. Matilda Ridout Edgar (1845-1910) was one of Canada’s first widely respected female historians and ultimately president of the National Council of Women of Canada from 1906 until her death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis dual biography, revealed through the voices of James and Matilda, as expressed through correspondence, provides insights into 19th-century Canadian history, and presents a mutually supportive marital relationship, each encouraging professional fulfillment for the other – a stance surprising in this era of male dominance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124599636208,"sku":"9781459714977","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459714977_p0.jpg?v=1763877970","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459714977","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}