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John A. Macdonald : Canada's first prime minister / Ged Martin.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Quest biographyPublication details: Toronto, ON : Dundurn Press, �2013.Description: 1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 145970651X
  • 9781459706514
  • 9781299608108
  • 1299608108
  • 9781459706521
  • 1459706528
  • 9781459706538
  • 1459706536
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 971.05/1092 23
LOC classification:
  • F1033.M3 M37 2013
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: Only Make a Beginning -- 1 1815-1839: I Had No Boyhood -- 2 1839-1854: Idleness Is No Pleasure -- 3 1854-1864: The Dreary Waste of Colonial Politics -- 4 1864-1867: Confederation, Under a Female Sovereign -- 5 1867-1872: Gristle into Bone -- 6 1872-1877: John A. Beats the Devil -- 7 1878-1886: The Realization of All My Dreams -- 8 1886-1891: You'll Never Die, John A.! -- Chronology.
Summary: 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.
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Introduction: Only Make a Beginning -- 1 1815-1839: I Had No Boyhood -- 2 1839-1854: Idleness Is No Pleasure -- 3 1854-1864: The Dreary Waste of Colonial Politics -- 4 1864-1867: Confederation, Under a Female Sovereign -- 5 1867-1872: Gristle into Bone -- 6 1872-1877: John A. Beats the Devil -- 7 1878-1886: The Realization of All My Dreams -- 8 1886-1891: You'll Never Die, John A.! -- Chronology.

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.

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