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Nation maker : Sir John A. Macdonald : his life, our times.
- Title
- Nation maker : Sir John A. Macdonald : his life, our times. Volume two, 1867-1891 / Richard Gwyn.
- Author
- Gwyn, Richard J., 1934-
- Publication
- Toronto : Random House Canada, ©2011.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- 676 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "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. The wily Macdonald faced constant crises throughout these years, from Louis Riel's two rebellions through to the Pacific Scandal that almost undid his government and his quest to find the spine of the nation: the railroad that would link east to west. 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." -- Publisher's description.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 598-652) and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFL 16-3
- ISBN
- 9780307356444
- 0307356442
- LCCN
- 2011505783
- OCLC
- 756278992
- Author
- Gwyn, Richard J., 1934-
- Title
- Nation maker : Sir John A. Macdonald : his life, our times. Volume two, 1867-1891 / Richard Gwyn.
- Imprint
- Toronto : Random House Canada, ©2011.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 598-652) and indexes.
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- Research Call Number
- JFL 16-3