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The Black Box: Lady Bessie Borden's Family, 1863-1956

The Black Box: Lady Bessie Borden's Family, 1863-1956


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In a remarkable tale of tragedy, war, family conflict, and imperial diplomacy, The Black Box presents a collective biography of four generations of women in an elite Nova Scotia family during the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. These intelligent, educated, artistic women were pragmatic and autonomous persons who contributed to the development, maintenance, defence, and management of the Borden family's material resources.

Illustrating the changing nature of the time, the book explores the adventurous and curious lives of women who moved at the highest levels of society. It examines how the synergies of their private and public lives redefined their place in society during an era when the state and religion became more active and private lives more public. It also demonstrates the role and importance of the material components of social power, such as dress, residence, clubs, and travel.

Drawing on archival material retained by the family, the book reveals how the Borden family defined, secured, and sustained its status in society. The Black Box is a unique record of an elite family's response to the changing political economy of imperial Canada.



Table of Contents:

The Black Box

1. Bessie Clarke
2. Julia
3. Mrs. Borden
4. Business Partner
5. Dearest Mother
6. Political Spouse
7. Harold
8. Lady Borden
9. Borden Place
10. National Class
11. Courting London
12. Lady of the Snows
13. Scandal
14. Imperial Sunset
15. Lady Alone
16. Administrator
17. Executor
18. Death and Delays
19. Lady in Court
20. Maude
21. Rosamond
22. Return
23. Life with Lizzie
24. Intersecting Lives
25. Reunion
26. War
27. Great Granny

The Queen Is Dead

Appendix



About the Author :
Carman Miller is an emeritus professor in the Department of History at McGill University.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781487551964
  • Publisher: University of Toronto Press
  • Publisher Imprint: University of Toronto Press
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 392
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 590 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1487551967
  • Publisher Date: 27 Jan 2026
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Lady Bessie Borden's Family, 1863-1956
  • Width: 152 mm


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