Alfred Leroy Burt

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Alfred Leroy Burt, FRSC (November 28, 1888–June 21, 1971) was a Canadian historian. A historian of Canada, with a particular interest in the relationship between French and English Canada, Burt was professor of history at the University of Alberta, then at the University of Minnesota from 1930 to 1957.[1][2]

Born in Listowel, Ontario, Burt was educated at the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes scholar.

A fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Burt won its J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal in 1946.[3] He was also president of the Canadian Historical Association.

Works

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  • Imperial Architects, (1913)
  • A Short History Of The League Of Nations, (1924)
  • High School Civics, (1928)
  • The Romance Of The Prairie Provinces, (1930)
  • Guy Carleton, Lord Dorchester, 1724-1808, (1930)
  • The Old Province Of Quebec, (1933)
  • The Romance Of Canada, (1937)
  • The United States, Great Britain, And British North America..., (1940)
  • A Short History Of Canada For Americans, (1942/1944)
  • The United States And Its Place In World Affairs [with ?], (1943)
  • The Evolution Of The British Empire...The American Revolution, (1956)

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