R.M. Ballantyne

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R.M. Ballantyne: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 24, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Apr 20, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Feb 04, 2024
	Modified title of Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Robert Michael Ballantyne.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 17, 2016
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	May 31, 2008
	Added new Web site: Life and Works of R.M. Ballantyne (1825-1894).	Gloria Lotha	Jul 13, 2006
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 03, 1999
	New article added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 11, 1999