Being Prime Minister (eBook)

J.D.M. Stewart (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
344 Seiten
Dundurn (Verlag)
978-1-4597-3850-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Being Prime Minister sheds light on the lives of prime ministers as ordinary people, examining them through a variety of experiences most Canadians share.

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Behind the politics, discover the lives of Canada's leaders."e;What a life it is to be prime minister!"e; - John DiefenbakerCanada has had twenty-three prime ministers, all with views and policies that have differed as widely as the ages in which they lived. But what were they like as people? Being Prime Minister takes you behind the scenes to tell the story of Canada's leaders and the job they do as it has never been told before.From John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau, readers get a glimpse of the prime ministers as they travelled, dealt with invasions of privacy, met with celebrities, and managed the stress of the nation's top job. Humorous and hard working, vain and vulnerable, Canada leaders are revealed as they truly were.

Autor

J.D.M. Stewart is a Canadian history teacher. His writing has appeared in newspapers across Canada for more than twenty-five years. He lives in Toronto.

Inhalt

THE PRIME MINISTERS OF CANADA
INTRODUCTION
1. “KEEP A CHEERFUL MIND”: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PRIME MINISTER
2. “MACKENZIE KING WITHOUT A OUIJA BOARD": PORTRAITS OF THE PRIME MINISTERS AS OTHERS SAW THEM
3. “TERRESTRIAL AND CELESTIAL": PRIME MINISTERS AND TRAVEL
4. "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE": PRIME MINISTERS AND SECURITY
5. "A HARD AND TRYING JOB": PRIME MINISTERS AND HEALTH
6. "CELEBRITY IN CHIEF": PRIME MINISTERS AND CELEBRITIES
7. "I AM NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY": PRIME MINISTERS AND PRIVACY
8. MAYBE NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S HOME": PRIME MINISTERS AT HOME
9. "THE TRUEST FRIEND I EVER HAD": PRIME MINISTERS AND THEIR PETS
10. "OPEN AIR LIFE": PRIME MINISTERS AND SPORTS
EPILOGUE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A NOTE ON SOURCES
NOTES
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
IMAGE CREDITS
INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.6.2018
• Zusatzinfo: notes
• Verlagsort: Toronto
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: 24 Sussex • Anecdotes • Borden • Campbell • Celebrities • Chrétien • Diefenbaker • Fishing • Government • Harper • King, Bennett • Laurier • Leaders • Life • MacDonald • Martin • Meighen • Ottawa • parliament • Pearson, Trudeau, Mulroney • Politics • privacy • Sports • St. Laurent • Stories • Travel
• ISBN-10: 1-4597-3850-0 / 1459738500
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4597-3850-8 / 9781459738508