02539nam 2200637 450 991077917050332120230403051338.01-4426-6474-610.3138/9781442664746(CKB)2550000000100911(EBL)3280046(CEL)436365(OCoLC)794619924(CaBNVSL)slc00228854(DE-B1597)464002(OCoLC)992454379(DE-B1597)9781442664746(Au-PeEL)EBL4669705(CaPaEBR)ebr11256227(OCoLC)958514285(OCoLC)1081286999(MdBmJHUP)musev2_106340(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/k72dwd(MiAaPQ)EBC4669705(EXLCZ)99255000000010091120160921h19791979 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierJohn Bracken a political biography /John KendleToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,1979.©19791 online resource (343 p.)Includes index.0-8020-5439-0 1-4426-1310-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-303) and index.Early years -- The West and scientific agriculture -- Premier of Manitoba -- Brackenism -- Wood, minerals, and Liberals -- The Seven Sisters site -- Scandal -- 'Work, Economy, Patience' -- Hanging on -- Manitoba's case -- War -- Leader of the Progressive Conservative party -- Out of the House -- In the House -- Retirement -- Epilogue.Premier of Manitoba for more than twenty years and, later, leader of the federal Progressive Conservative party, John Bracken became the recognized voice of the west during the difficult years of the depression. This book examines Bracken's political career, focusing on his years in Manitoba and his role in the political development of the Canadian west.Prime ministersManitobaBiographyManitobaPolitics and governmentHistory.Biographies.Electronic books. Prime ministers971.27/02/0924Kendle John1937-1484609MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779170503321John Bracken3824357UNINA