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Having read all the other works on the same subject, including M. Rumilly's recently published effort; having spent innumerable days and evenings in … - Conrad Black
" "Having read all the other works on the same subject, including M. Rumilly's recently published effort; having spent innumerable days and evenings in the dusty and poorly-illuminated archival chaos of Maurice Duplessis's basement, and having conscientiously revised the original version of this thesis in conformity with many objections, some of which were uninformed and unjust, I am unpretentiously conscious of presenting herewith the definitive work in its field, in any language.
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About Conrad Black
Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, KCSG (born 25 August 1944) is a Canadian and British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and historian who was, for a time, a newspaper magnate with the third largest business in the world. In 2007, Black was convicted of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice.
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Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour
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Hon. Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour
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