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- Sir John A. Macdonald / by Szumski, Bonnie,1958-;
Discusses the life of Canada's first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, who brought the people of Canada together by building a railroad that stretched across the country.- Subjects: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), Sir, 1815-1891; Prime ministers;
- © 2008., Weigl,
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- Sir John A. MacDonald : his life, our times. by Gwyn, Richard,1934-;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.- Subjects: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891.; Prime ministers;
- © c2011., Random House Canada,
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- John A. Macdonald : the young politician, the old chieftain / by Creighton, Donald Grant,1902-1979,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Dictionary of Canadian Biography calls this work 'probably the greatest Canadian biography yet published in English.' Donald Creighton's two-volume study of Canada's first Prime Minister was originally published in the 1950s, and each of the volumes won a Governor General's Literary Award. Sir John A. Macdonald's flamboyant personality dominated Canadian public life from the years preceding Confederation to the end of the nineteenth century. The political structures and national policies which developed under his leadership continue to shape public issues today. Creighton brought a rare combination of rigorous scholarship, magnificent literary style, and romantic and heroic vision to his biography of Macdonald. These qualities give his writing extraordinary power, and explain the work's appeal for both students of history and general readers. P.B. Waite's introduction to this new one-volume republication provides an illuminating account of the impact that Creighton and his biography of Macdonald had on a whole generation of historians and readers."--- Subjects: Biographies.; Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891.; Prime ministers;
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- John A. : the man who made us. by Gwyn, Richard,1934-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), Sir, 1815-1891; Prime ministers;
- © c2007., Random House Canada,
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- Out of the shadows / by Henderson, Gordon,1950-author.; Bouchard, David,1952-author.;
Set during the dramatic Red River Resistance of 1869-1870 and the birth of Manitoba. The novel is told through the perspective of a young Irish-Canadian journalist, Conor O'Dea. Under mysterious circumstances, after working for the assassinated politician D'Arcy McGee, O'Dea is sent West, and to Sir John A. Macdonald's horror befriends Louis Riel. Macdonald never understood Louis Riel and never really tried to. The story also includes the little known Fenian attack in Manitoba. If Louis Riel had supported his fellow Catholics, it could have been what the lieutenant governor called a rough time of it. But he didn't. He supported Canada. Equal parts spy thriller and love triangle and, in a time of reconciliation, this poignant novel contributes to the complicated story of Canada. Henderson and Bouchard have managed the magnificent feat of starting a very important conversation about this great land for all of those who call it home.- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891; Riel, Louis, 1844-1885; Journalists; Métis; Red River Resistance, Man., 1869-1870;
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- Staking claims to a continent : John A. Macdonald, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and the making of North America / by Laxer, James,1941-;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.A look at the actions of three political leaders who presided over the reshaping of North America during the 1860s: Jefferson Davis and his quest to create a country in the South of the United States by establishing the Confederate States of America; Abraham Lincoln and his crusade to save the Union; and John A. Macdonald and his drive to make the British North American provinces into a federal state that would keep the territory out of American hands.LSC- Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.; Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.; Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891.;
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