
John A: the man who made us : the life and times of John A. Macdonald, [vol. 1] (The life And Times Of John A. Macdonald Ser. #Vol. 1)
Biography, Politics and government biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
The first of two volumes of a biography of John A. Macdonald follows his life from his birth in Scotland in 1815 to his emigration with his family to Kingston, Ontario. Covers his days as a young, rising lawyer, his… tragedy-ridden first marriage, the birth of his political ambitions, and his commitment to the all-but-impossible challenge of achieving Confederation. Concludes with his presiding, with his second wife Agnes, over the first Canada Day of the new Dominion in 1867. 2007.