John A. MacDonald : The Young Politician, The Old Chieftain

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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. Creight...

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Main Author: Creighton, Donald Grant, 1902-1979
Other Authors: Waite, Peter, Wright, Donald A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Macdonald, John A. > (John Alexander), > 1815-1891
Macdonald, John A. > (John Alexander), > 1815-1891.
Prime ministers.
Politics and government.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Premiers ministres > Canada > Biographies.
Prime ministers > Canada > Biography.
Canada.
Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1841-1867.
Canada > Politics and government > 1867-1896.
Canada > Politics and government > 1841-1867.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Immigrant Macdonalds, 1815-1830
  • 2. The Lawyer's Apprentice, 1830-1837
  • 3. First Public Appearances, 1837-1839
  • 4. The New Conservative Candidate, 1839-1844
  • 5. Minister of the Crown, 1844-1847
  • 6. The Twilight of the Tory Party, 1847-1849
  • 7. Years of Recovery, 1849-1851
  • 8. The Liberal-Conservative Coalition, 1851-1854
  • 9. The Victory of the Progressive-Conservatives, 1854-1856
  • 10. Double Shuffle, 1856-1858
  • 11. The Humiliation of George Brown, 1858-1861
  • 12. Impasse, 1861-1865
  • 13. British North America in Conference, June-December, 1864
  • 14. Checkmate, January 1865-April 1866
  • 15. Triumph, April 1866-March 1857
  • Epilogue, The First of July, 1867.

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