Blue Thunder: The Truth About conservatives From MacDonald to Harper
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1552639614
ISBN 13
9781552639610
Category
310-329 Political Science & Statistics
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Publication Year
2009
Publisher
Pages
504
Subject
Conservative Party of Canada ( -1942) -- History. Conservative Party of Canada ( -1942) -- Biography. Parti conservateur du Canada -- Histoire.
Biblio Notes
Genre/Form: Biographies
History
Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Plamondon, Bob.
Blue thunder.
Toronto : Key Porter Books, ©2009
(OCoLC)653331177
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Bob Plamondon
ISBN: 9781552639610 1552639614
OCLC Number: 225773825
Description: 504 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Section I. John A. MacDonald : the chieftain --
ch. 1. Birth of a nation --
ch. 2. Forging a nation --
ch. 3. Cementing the bond --
section II. The followers --
ch. 4. John Abbott : the reluctant leader --
ch. 5. Sir John Thompson : the Catholic --
ch. 6. Mackenzie Bowell : the Orangeman --
ch. 7. Charles Tupper : the last veteran of confederation --
section III. Robert Borden --
ch. 8. Back in government --
ch. 9. World War 1 --
ch. 10. Independence for Canada --
section IV. Hard times --
ch. 11. Arthur Meighen : the great orator --
ch. 12. Richard Bedford Bennett : the early years --
ch. 13. Bennett : the demise --
ch. 14. Robert J. Manion : defeated by legacy --
ch. 15. The war years : Hanson and Meighen --
ch. 16. John Bracken : the progressive --
ch. 17. George Drew : patrician --
section V. Diefenbaker : the chief --
ch. 18. Man of destiny --
ch. 19. Man of the people Section VI. Opportunities lost --
ch. 20. The gentleman from Nova Scotia --
ch. 21. Stanfield : the greatest prime minister we never had --
ch. 22. Joe who? --
section VII. Choosing to win : Martin Brian Mulroney --
ch. 23. First Québecer to lead --
ch. 24. Power and discipline --
ch. 25. A test of national unity --
section VIII. Decade of darkness --
ch. 26. Kim Campbell : defeat personified --
ch. 27. Manning versus Charest : futility personified --
ch. 28. Clark versus Day : futility confirmed --
section IX. Full circle --
ch. 29. MacKay and Harper : new leadership brings results --
ch. 30. Harper's will to win --
section X. Looking back : looking ahead --
ch. 31. Prime Minister Stephen Harper --
ch. 32. Evolution --
Appendix A. Leadership and election data --
Appendix B. Success and failure.
Responsibility: Bob Plamondon.
History
Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Plamondon, Bob.
Blue thunder.
Toronto : Key Porter Books, ©2009
(OCoLC)653331177
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Bob Plamondon
ISBN: 9781552639610 1552639614
OCLC Number: 225773825
Description: 504 p. : ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Section I. John A. MacDonald : the chieftain --
ch. 1. Birth of a nation --
ch. 2. Forging a nation --
ch. 3. Cementing the bond --
section II. The followers --
ch. 4. John Abbott : the reluctant leader --
ch. 5. Sir John Thompson : the Catholic --
ch. 6. Mackenzie Bowell : the Orangeman --
ch. 7. Charles Tupper : the last veteran of confederation --
section III. Robert Borden --
ch. 8. Back in government --
ch. 9. World War 1 --
ch. 10. Independence for Canada --
section IV. Hard times --
ch. 11. Arthur Meighen : the great orator --
ch. 12. Richard Bedford Bennett : the early years --
ch. 13. Bennett : the demise --
ch. 14. Robert J. Manion : defeated by legacy --
ch. 15. The war years : Hanson and Meighen --
ch. 16. John Bracken : the progressive --
ch. 17. George Drew : patrician --
section V. Diefenbaker : the chief --
ch. 18. Man of destiny --
ch. 19. Man of the people Section VI. Opportunities lost --
ch. 20. The gentleman from Nova Scotia --
ch. 21. Stanfield : the greatest prime minister we never had --
ch. 22. Joe who? --
section VII. Choosing to win : Martin Brian Mulroney --
ch. 23. First Québecer to lead --
ch. 24. Power and discipline --
ch. 25. A test of national unity --
section VIII. Decade of darkness --
ch. 26. Kim Campbell : defeat personified --
ch. 27. Manning versus Charest : futility personified --
ch. 28. Clark versus Day : futility confirmed --
section IX. Full circle --
ch. 29. MacKay and Harper : new leadership brings results --
ch. 30. Harper's will to win --
section X. Looking back : looking ahead --
ch. 31. Prime Minister Stephen Harper --
ch. 32. Evolution --
Appendix A. Leadership and election data --
Appendix B. Success and failure.
Responsibility: Bob Plamondon.
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