Savoir Faire, Savoir Vivre: The Rideau Club 1865-2015

by Christopher McCreery, Rachel Martinez (Translator)

Overview

Commemorating the Rideau Club’s 150th anniversary, this richly illustrated book celebrates the history of Ottawa’s premier private club since its founding in 1865.

Co-founded by Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Étienne Cartier, the history of Ottawa’s premier private club — the Rideau Club — is intertwined in so many ways with the development of Canada over the past 150 years. Commissioned for the Club’s sesquicentennial, this work by Canadian historian Christopher McCreery weaves together the story of the club’s evolution since 1865 with vignettes of how certain members made and continue to make it a very special place.

     Richly illustrated, this bilingual book provides a highly accessible account of the Club’s enduring place in the nation’s capital. From the early days of Ottawa as a rough lumber town to its present status as a centre of technological innovation, the pioneering spirit of the Club’s membership is exemplified by the prominent role its members have played in Canada’s national and international policy making, and in the arts, science, business, and commerce.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459717589
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	12/19/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	184
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Christopher McCreery is the author of a dozen books, including The Canadian Honours System and Canadian Symbols of Authority. He has held various positions in the Senate of Canada and Privy Council Office and is the Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Since 2012 McCreery has also served as a trustee of the Canadian Museum of History. He lives in Halifax.

Christopher McCreery is a founding member of the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada and is the author of more than a dozen books. He is private secretary to the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia and is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. In 2010, he was appointed a member of the Royal Victorian Order by the Queen. He lives in Halifax.

Table of Contents

Author’s Note
Foreword            President of the Rideau Club
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction                       From Coffee Houses to Social Clubs
Chapter One                      The Nation Builders: Start with a Gentleman’s Club
Chapter Two                      Early Club Life: Victorian and Edwardian Propriety
Chapter Three                   Answering the Call: The Club and the Military
Chapter Four                     The Age of Equality: Evolving Patterns of Membership
Chapter Five                      Prelude to Change: Rideau Club v The Queen
Chapter Six                         The Great Conflagration: Farewell to a Venerable Edifice
Chapter Seven                  Up in the Air: Starting Anew
Chapter Eight                     Loyal Retainers: Two Exemplars of Service
Chapter Nine                     The Royal Connection: Dukes, Lords and Governors General
Chapter Ten                       Badges, Forks and Ties: Symbols of the Rideau Club
Chapter Eleven                 Into the 21st Century: Cell Phones and the CFL             
Conclusion                          Confidently into the Future
Appendix One                   Presidents of the Rideau Cub
Appendix Two                   Secretaries, Club and General Managers
Appendix Three                Club Constitution, 1865
End Notes
Bibliography
Photo Credits
Index