Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Company, 1890. iv, 221 p. 12mo. First edition thus. Frontis port. Introduction by Goldwin Smith. Index. Red cloth. Spine sl. faded, with small stains and minor tears in top. Owner's sig. to front paste-down endpaper. Remains a very good copy.
In Canada First (1871), Foster described a Canadian national identity forged out of the process of nation-building, particularly Canadians' continuing confrontation with an inhospitable northern environment. Pride in their accomplishments and a belief in their destiny would give Canadians a sense of purpose before the forces of national disunity and dismemberment. - The Canadian Encyclopedia.