TY  - BOOK
AU  - Martin,Ged
TI  - John A. Macdonald: Canada's first prime minister 
T2  - A Quest biography
SN  - 145970651X
AV  - F1033.M3 M37 2013
U1  - 971.05/1092 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Toronto, ON
PB  - Dundurn Press
KW  - Macdonald, John A.
KW  - Prime ministers
KW  - Canada
KW  - Biography
KW  - Premiers ministres
KW  - Biographies
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1867-1896
KW  - collective biographies
KW  - aat
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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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