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Creighton Donald Grant <1902-1979, > |
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Titolo |
John A. MacDonald : the young politician : the old chieftain / / Donald Creighton ; with a new introduction by P. B. Waite |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998 |
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©1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-04533-4 |
9786612045332 |
1-4426-7642-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1197 p.) |
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Collana |
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Reprints in Canadian History |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Prime ministers - Canada |
Livres numeriques. |
Biographies. |
e-books. |
Electronic books. |
Canada Politics and government 1841-1867 |
Canada Politics and government 1867-1914 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First work originally published: Toronto, Ont. : Macmillan, 1952. 2nd work originally published: Toronto, Ont. : Macmillan, 1955. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The young politician -- The old chieftain. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Sir John A. Macdonald's flamboyant personality dominated Canadian public life from the years preceding Confederation to the end of the nineteenth century, and the political structures and national policies which developed under his leadership continue to shape public issues today. Creighton's first volume takes Macdonald from his childhood and early years as a young lawyer in Kingston, Ontario, through his swift rise in political life to positions of influence, to the great achievement of uniting the colonies of British North America in Confederation. The second volume traces Macdonald's often tumultuous subsequent career in the context of a growing and often recalcitrant nation. He was Prime Minister from 1867 to 1873 and then |
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