John A Macdonald

Author : Ged Martin
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459706536
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John A. Macdonald written by Ged Martin and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Canada’s first prime minister, a legendary political strategist who helped found a new nation in 1867. Shocked by Canada’s 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances and avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge of building Confederation harnessed his skills, and in 1867 he became the country’s first prime minister. As "Sir John A.," he drove the Dominion’s westward expansion, rapidly incorporating the Prairies and British Columbia before a railway contract scandal unseated him in 1873. He conquered his drinking problem and rebuilt the Conservative Party to regain power in 1878. The centrepiece of his protectionist National Policy was the transcontinental railway, but a western uprising in 1885 was followed by the controversial execution of rebel leader Louis Riel. Although dominant nationally, Macdonald often cut ethical corners to resist the formidable challenge of the Ontario Liberals in his own province. John A. Macdonald created Canada, but this popular hero had many flaws.

Author : Donald Grant Creighton
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802071644
Total Pages : 1200 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John A. Macdonald written by Donald Grant Creighton and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John A. Macdonald's flamboyant personality dominated Canadian public life from the years preceding Confederation to the end of the 19th century. 'Probably the greatest Canadian biography yet published in English' - Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

Author : Ainslie Manson
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN 13 : 9780888993298
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Baboo written by Ainslie Manson and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 1998 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of the daughter of Canada's first prime minister is remarkable for several reasons. Born with "a brain injury," Mary was restricted to a wheelchair and to very few movements of her hands, but her life was far from restricted as she enjoyed the politics of her father, musical concerts, friends, and writing letters on the typewriter her father gave her.

Author : Ged Martin
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459706528
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John A. Macdonald written by Ged Martin and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shocked by Canada's 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances to avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge of building Confederation harnessed his skills, and in 1867 he became the country's first prime minister.

Author : Richard J. Gwyn
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307356450
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nation Maker written by Richard J. Gwyn and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER John A. Macdonald, Canada's first and most important prime minister, is the man who made Confederation happen, who built this country over the next quarter century, and who shaped what it is today. From Confederation Day in 1867, where this volume picks up, Macdonald finessed a reluctant union of four provinces in central and eastern Canada into a strong nation, despite indifference from Britain and annexationist sentiment in the United States. But it wasn't easy. Gwyn paints a superb portrait of Canada and its leaders through these formative years and also delves deep to show us Macdonald the man, as he marries for the second time, deals with the birth of a disabled child, and the assassination of his close friend Darcy McGee, and wrestles with whether Riel should hang. Indelibly, Gwyn shows us Macdonald's love of this country and his ability to joust with forces who would have been just as happy to see the end of Canada before it had really begun, creating a must-read for all Canadians.

Author : Patrice Dutil
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459724488
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Macdonald at 200 written by Patrice Dutil and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are fifteen fresh interpretations of Canada's founding Prime Minister, published for the occasion of the bicentennial of his birth in 1815. Well researched and crisply written by recognized scholars and specialists, the collection throws new light on Macdonald's formative role in our nation.

Author : George Robert Parkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780722269473
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sir John A. Macdonald written by George Robert Parkin and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work presents a thorough biography of Sir John A. MacDonald, from his early life and training as a lawyer, to his work in securing the Confederation of Canada and continuing through the last election he won, his last days and character.

Author : George W. Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780802031426
Total Pages : 755 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dictionary of Canadian Biography written by George W. Brown and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 755 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Canadian Biography is the definitive biographical reference work in Canadian history. "No serious student of Canada's past can function without access to this thorough, balanced and reliable source." R. Hall, Globe and Mail.

Author : Donald Swainson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John A. Macdonald written by Donald Swainson and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Alexander Macdonald
Publisher : Garden City, N.Y. ; Toronto : Doubleday, Page
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Correspondence of Sir John Macdonald written by John Alexander Macdonald and published by Garden City, N.Y. ; Toronto : Doubleday, Page. This book was released on 1921 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: