Abstract
In 1886, James Froude, one of Victorian England’s most popular historians, wrote passionately on the rapid rise of “Oceana.” Within a “period so brief in the life of nations,” he forecast, “more than fifty million Anglo-Saxons would be spread over the vast continent of North America, carrying with them their religion, their laws, their language, and their manners.” In the southern hemisphere, too, Anglo-Saxons
were “in possession of territories larger than Europe, and more fertile than the richest parts of it.” Froude assured his readers that “Wherever they went,” to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa, Anglo-Saxons would “carry with them the genius of English freedom.
were “in possession of territories larger than Europe, and more fertile than the richest parts of it.” Froude assured his readers that “Wherever they went,” to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or South Africa, Anglo-Saxons would “carry with them the genius of English freedom.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Within and Without the Nation |
| Subtitle of host publication | Canadian History as Transnational History |
| Editors | K. Dubinsky, A. Perry, H. Yu |
| Place of Publication | Toronto |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
| Chapter | 5 |
| Pages | 115-141 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781442666498 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781442666504, 9781442614635, 9781442646773 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Canada
- Australia
- Anglo-Saxon “Oceana"
- Transcolonial History