H. V. Nelles

Henry Vivian Nelles (born 9 November 1942) is a Canadian historian and professor emeritus at York University. In 1981, he was the Visiting King Professor at Harvard University.^[1][2][3][4]

H. V. Nelles
Born	Henry Vivian Nelles (1942-11-09) 9 November 1942 (age 82) Galt, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Spouse	Diane Dilworth ​ (m. 1967)​
Academic background
Education	University of Toronto (BA1964, MA 1965, PhD 1970)
Thesis	The Politics of Development (1970)
Doctoral advisor	Donald Creighton
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Canadian history
Institutions	York University
Doctoral students	Laurence B. Mussio

Nelles collaborated frequently with Christopher Armstrong (1942–2022), with whom he co-wrote six books.

Works

• 1974: The Politics of Development: Forests, Mines & Hydro-Electric Power in Ontario, 1849–1941
• 1977: The Revenge of the Methodist Bicycle Company: Sunday Streetcars and Municipal Reform in Toronto, 1888–1897 (with Christopher Armstrong)
• 1986: Monopoly's Moment: The Organization and Regulation of Canadian Utilities, 1830–1930 (with Christopher Armstrong)
• 1988: Southern Exposure: Canadian Promoters in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1896–1930 (with Christopher Armstrong)
• 1999: The Art of Nation-Building: Pageantry and Spectacle at Quebec's Tercentenary
• 2004: A Little History of Canada
• 2007: The Painted Valley: Artists along Alberta's Bow Valley River, 1845–2000 (with Christopher Armstrong)
• 2009: The River Returns: An Environmental History of the Bow (with Christopher Armstrong and Matthew Evenden)
• 2013: Wilderness and Waterpower: How Banff National Park Became a Hydroelectric Storage Reservoir (with Christopher Armstrong)