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Loading... Canada Transformed: The Speeches of Sir John A. Macdonaldby Sarah Gibson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book is a collection of speeches by Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. In reading them, the reader gets not only a sense of Sir John as a person, but also gains an understanding of Canada's early history. The book is well edited, with just enough context to enhance understanding without overwhelming the words of Macdonald himself. ( ) no reviews | add a review
The Sir John A. Macdonald Bicentennial Commission set out several years ago to collect, annotate, and footnote all of our first Prime Minister's speeches. Rather shockingly, this had not been done before; the speeches of even the most minor of US presidents are available in print and e-book form. Obviously, such a collection is a must for libraries and educational institutions across the country as a matter of historical record, but the speeches also make for great reading. His words have a Churchillian feel to them -- direct, decisive, visionary, and very often funny. Sir John A. is marvellously quotable, and through these speeches you understand how our country was formed, what its challenges were and often continue to be, and why our first PM was perhaps the best we'll ever have. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)971.05History and Geography North America Canada Canada Dominion of Canada 1867-LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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