Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times

by Richard Gwyn

Book Overview

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER John A. Macdonald, Canada's first and most important prime minister, is the man who made Confederation happen, who built this country over the next quarter century, and who shaped what it is today. From Confederation Day in 1867, where this volume picks up, Macdonald finessed a reluctant union of four provinces in central and eastern Canada into a strong nation, despite indifference from Britain and annexationist sentiment in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307356450
• ISBN13: 9780307356451
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Vintage Books Canada
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"