Peter Busby Waite

Peter Busby Waite (born 1922) is a Canadian historian, specializing in 19th century research and writing, although he has also published work dealing with more modern times in Canada. Popularly known as P.B. Waite, he served for many years as professor of history at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was the "Thomas McCulloch Professor of History" there. He is currently a professor emeritus. His "Arduous Destiny", a history of Canada from 1874 to 1896, was part of The Canadian Centenary Series, a multi-volume project which was commissioned for the centenary of Canadian Confederation in 1967. His thorough 1985 biography of former Canadian prime minister Sir John Thompson (politician), some ten years in the making, remains the fundamental resource on that topic.

Peter Busby Waite's main works include:

* "The Confederation debates in the province of Canada", Ottawa 1963, Carleton University library.

* "Canada 1874-1896: Arduous Destiny", Toronto 1971, McClelland & Stewart, ISBN 0-7710-8800-0.

* "Macdonald: His Life and World", Toronto 1975, McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd., ISBN 0-07-082301-4.

* "The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister", Toronto 1985, University of Toronto Press, ISBN 0-8020-5659-8.

* "Lord of Point Grey: Larry MacKenzie of UBC", Vancouver 1987, University of British Columbia Press, ISBN 0-7748-0285-5.

* "Canadian History", Ottawa 1988, Department of the Secretary of State of Canada, Canadian Studies Directorate (Canadian Studies Resource Guides series), ISBN 0-662-56136-8.

* "Loner: Three Sketches of the Personal Life and Ideas of R.B. Bennett, 1870-1947", 1992.

* "The Lives of Dalhousie University", volume I, Montreal 1994, McGill-Queen's University Press.

* "The Lives of Dalhousie University", volume II, Montreal 1998, McGill-Queen's University Press.

* "John A. Macdonald", revised edition of 1975 work, Markham 1999, Fitzhenry and Whiteside.

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