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Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times (John A: The Man Who Made Us) Volume Two (2): 1867 - 1891
by Gwyn, Richard J
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0307356442
- ISBN 13
- 9780307356444
- Seller
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About This Item
Toronto: Random House Canada, 2011. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Quarter bound red cloth with beige boards & gilt on spine, headband, 676 pages, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "John A. Macdonald, Canada''s first & 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 & eastern Canada into a strong nation, despite indifference from Britain & annexationist sentiment in the United States." Check out the scans. . 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.
Synopsis
RICHARD GWYN is an award-winning author and political columnist. He is widely known as a commentator for the Toronto Star on national and international affairs and as a frequent contributor to television and radio programs. His books include two highly praised biographies, Smallwood: The Unlikely Revolutionary on Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood, and The Northern Magus on Pierre Elliott Trudeau. His book, Nationalism Without Walls: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Canadian , was selected by the Literary Review of Canada as one of the 100 most important books published in Canada. The first volume of Gwyn's biography of Macdonald was published in 2007, became a national bestseller and won the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction.
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- Nessa Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010417
- Title
- Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times (John A: The Man Who Made Us) Volume Two (2): 1867 - 1891
- Author
- Gwyn, Richard J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0307356442
- ISBN 13
- 9780307356444
- Publisher
- Random House Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Gwyn, Richard J. Nation Maker: Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times (John A: The Man Who Made Us) Volume Two (2): 1867 - 1891 Random House Canada 0307356442 -----The scan you see is the book you get. Quarter bound red cloth with beige boards &
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