Read John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain

John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain

Donald Grant Creighton

4.9/5 (34749 ratings)

Description:The Dictionary of Canadian Biography calls this work 'probably the greatest Canadian biography yet published in English.' Donald Creighton's two-volume account of Canada's first Prime Minister was originally published in the 1950s as 'John A. Macdonald: The Young Lion' (1952) and 'John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain' (1955). Each of the volumes won a Governor General's Literary Award. Creighton's rare combination of rigorous scholarship, magnificent literary style, and romantic and heroic vision gives this work extraordinary power and wide appeal.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 again from 1878 until his death in June, 1891. The spectacular and evocative epilogues with which Creighton concludes each volume are widely recognized as having a place among the great passages of literary prose.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain. To get started finding John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 630

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Macmillan

Release: 1955

ISBN

Description: The Dictionary of Canadian Biography calls this work 'probably the greatest Canadian biography yet published in English.' Donald Creighton's two-volume account of Canada's first Prime Minister was originally published in the 1950s as 'John A. Macdonald: The Young Lion' (1952) and 'John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain' (1955). Each of the volumes won a Governor General's Literary Award. Creighton's rare combination of rigorous scholarship, magnificent literary style, and romantic and heroic vision gives this work extraordinary power and wide appeal.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 again from 1878 until his death in June, 1891. The spectacular and evocative epilogues with which Creighton concludes each volume are widely recognized as having a place among the great passages of literary prose.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain. To get started finding John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain

John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain

More Books

Character And Circumstance. Essays In Honour of Donald Grant Creighton

Character And Circumstance. Essays In Honour of Donald Grant Creighton

Canada's First Century (Reissue)

Canada's First Century (Reissue)

The Road to Confederation: The Emergence of Canada, 1863-1867 (Reissue)

The Road to Confederation: The Emergence of Canada, 1863-1867 (Reissue)

The Empire of the St. Lawrence: A Study in Commerce and Politics (RICH: Reprints in Canadian History)

The Empire of the St. Lawrence: A Study in Commerce and Politics (RICH: Reprints in Canadian History)

Dominion of the North: A History of Canada

Dominion of the North: A History of Canada

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

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

The Forked Road: Canada 1939-1957 (The Canadian Centenary Series Book 18)

The Forked Road: Canada 1939-1957 (The Canadian Centenary Series Book 18)

The Story Of Canada

The Story Of Canada

Harold Adams Innis: Portrait of a Scholar (Heritage)

Harold Adams Innis: Portrait of a Scholar (Heritage)