John Bracken: A Political Biography / / John Kendle.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Kendle, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1979
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (342 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; ILLUSTRATIONS --; PREFACE --; ABBREVIATIONS --; 1. Early years --; 2. The West and scientific agriculture --; 3. Premier of Manitoba --; 4. Brackenism --; 5. Wood, minerals, and Liberals --; 6. The Seven Sisters site --; 7. Scandal --; 8. 'Work, Economy, Patience --; 9. Hanging on --; 10. Manitoba's case --; 11. War --; 12. Leader of the Progressive Conservative party --; 13. Out of the House --; 14. In the House --; 15. Retirement --; EPILOGUE --; NOTES --; A NOTE ON SOURCES --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442664746; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442664746
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: John Kendle.

Premier of Manitoba for more than twenty years and, later, leader of the federal Progressive Conservative party, John Bracken became the recognized voice of the west during the difficult years of the depression. This book examines Bracken's political career, focusing on his years in Manitoba and his role in the political development of the Canadian west.