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Title

Blue thunder : the truth about Conservatives from Macdonald to Harper / Bob Plamondon.

Author

Plamondon, Robert E.

Publication

Toronto : Key Porter Books, c2009.

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Description

504 p. : ports.; 24 cm.

Subject

• Conservative Party of Canada ( -1942) > History
• Conservative Party of Canada ( -1942) > Biography
• Parti conservateur du Canada > Histoire
• Parti conservateur du Canada > Biographies
• Since 1867
• Geschichte 1867-2008
• Conservatism > Canada
• Conservatisme > Canada
• Canada > Politics and government > 1984-1993
• Canada > Politics and government > 1993-2006
• Canada > Politics and government > 2006-2015
• Canada > Politics and government > 1867-
• Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1993-2006
• Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1984-1993
• Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 2006-
• Canada > Politique et gouvernement > 1867-

Genre/Form

• Biographies
• History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-494) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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.

ISBN

• 9781552639610 (bound)
• 1552639614 (bound)

OCLC

• 225773825
• SCSB-12475214

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library