1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal

by Christopher Moore

Book Overview

"In the 1860s, western alienation began at Yonge Street, and George Brown was the Preston Manning of the day." So begins Christopher Moore's fascinating 1990s look at the messy, dramatic, crisis-ridden process that brought Canada into being - and at the politicians, no more lovable or united than our own, who, against all odds, managed to forge a deal that worked.

From the first chapter, he turns a fresh, perceptive, and lucid eye on the people,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771060963
• ISBN13: 9780771060960
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Detailed and interesting without dragging

A fine volume that, while sometimes exploring the depths of issues, moved along at a good pace and held my attention throughout. I appreciated that Mr. Moore generally assumed the best about the characters' intentions, regardless of their politics. His profiles of the characters were interesting and gave helpful context to their actions. As well, he does an excellent job of detailing the consequences through time of several individual actions and decisions. His citations of other authors' works often took a condescending tone, but were very illustrative of his points. I very much enjoyed this book.