Mike : : The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Volume One: 1897-1948 / / Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson.

One of Canada's most dynamic prime ministers, Lester B. Pearson lived a life which took him from a childhood in rural Ontario to the apex of international politics. The first volume of his memoirs follows him from his youth as the son of a Methodist preacher to his decision to enter politics in...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (326 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD to the 2015 Edition
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • 1 BACKGROUND AND BOYHOOD
  • 2 TOUCHED BY WAR
  • 3 FINDING A FUTURE
  • 4 INTO 'EXTERNAL'
  • 5 THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE
  • 6 CANADA HOUSE IN LONDON
  • 7 THE DRIFT TO WAR
  • 8 WAR YEARS IN LONDON
  • 9 CANADIAN WAR PROBLEMS
  • 10 OTTAWA INTERLUDE
  • 11 ON TO WASHINGTON
  • 12 MADE EXCELLENT
  • 13 PREPARING FOR PEACE
  • 14 THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED NATIONS
  • 15 MINISTER OF THE CROWN
  • INDEX