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)
Biographies, Politique et gouvernement (biographies), Ouvrages documentaires canadiens, Auteurs canadiens (documentaires)
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille avec transcription humaine
Résumé
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.