The Methodist Recruiting Officer Myth: Sir Sam Hughes and World War I Recruitment in French Canada.

Morton, Desmond

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ERIC Number: EJ332286

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Methodist Recruiting Officer Myth: Sir Sam Hughes and World War I Recruitment in French Canada.

Morton, Desmond

History and Social Science Teacher, v21 n2 p115-17 Win 1985-86

During World War I, so the story goes, recruiting in French Canada went slowly because the Minister of Militia, Sir Sam Hughes, was a bigoted Ontario Orangeman with the gall to appoint a Methodist minister as recruiting officer for Quebec. Secondary students analyze primary source materials regarding this matter. (RM)

Descriptors: History Instruction, Learning Activities, Military Service, Primary Sources, Recruitment, Secondary Education, Units of Study

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