The following brief sketches and studies may be mentioned: Fennings
Taylor, _Thomas D'Arcy McGee: Sketch of His Life and Death_
(Montreal, 1868). Henry J. O'C. Clarke, _A Short Sketch of the Life
of Thomas D'Arcy McGee_ (Montreal, 1868). N. F. Davin, _The Irishman
in Canada_ (Toronto, 1877), devotes a few pages to McGee. Charles
Dent, _Canadian Portrait Gallery_, (Toronto, 1881), volume III, has a
sketch of McGee's life. Robert McGibbon, _Thomas D'Arcy McGee: An
Address Before the St. Patrick's Society of Sherbrooke_ (Montreal
1884). J. K. Foran, _Thomas D'Arcy McGee as an Empire Builder_
(Ottawa, 1906), an address before the Empire Club of Toronto. H. O.
Hammond, _Confederation and Its Leaders_ (Toronto, 1917), contains a
brief chapter on McGee. W. S. Wallace, _Growth of Canadian National
Feeling_ (Canadian Historical Review, June, 1920), discusses McGee's
part in the creation of a Canadian national sentiment. D. C. Harvey,
_Thomas D'Arcy McGee, the Prophet of Canadian Nationality_
(University of Manitoba, 1923) describes McGee as a Canadian
nationalist and quotes from his speeches.
McGee's collected poems were edited and published by Mrs. Sadlier
(New York, 1869). Mrs. Sadlier's introduction contains some valuable
information concerning McGee's life.
The following is a list of the more important of McGee's other books:
_O'Connell and His Friends_ (Boston, 1845); _Historical Sketches of
Irish Settlers in America_ (Boston, 1855); _Catholic History of North
America_ (Boston, 1855); _Life of Bishop Maginn_ (New York, 1857);
_Canadian Ballads and Occasional Verses_ (Toronto, 1858); _The Irish
Writers of the 17th Century_ (Dublin, 1863); _Popular History of
Ireland_ (New York, 1863); and _Notes on Federal Governments Past and
Present_ (Montreal, 1865).
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