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René Lévesque / by Daniel Poliquin ; with an introduction by John Ralston Saul.

Title: René Lévesque / by Daniel Poliquin ; with an introduction by John Ralston Saul.
Author: Poliquin, Daniel
Publication: Toronto : Penguin Group (Canada), c2009.

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Description

xi, 219 p.; 21 cm.

Summary

He was the most unlikely leader: straightforward, uninterested in personal wealth, unprepossessing. Yet his charisma affected even those who disliked his political aim to achieve independence for Quebec. René Lévesque was born into a Quebec dominated by the Catholic Church, rural values, and Anglophone control of business. He was part of the 1960s Quiet Revolution that saw the province become a secular society bent on economic success and, for some, political independence. A journalist, war reporter, and television host, Lévesque channelled his communication skills into a political career that encompassed the most tumultuous periods in Canadian history. As founder of the Parti Québécois, he held a close referendum in 1980 that proved wrenching for Canadian unity and permanently altered the country's political landscape. Acclaimed novelist and translator Daniel Poliquin offers a unique portrait of Lévesque the man and politician, at once affectionate, critical, and incisive. --Publisher description.

Series Statement

Extraordinary Canadians

Uniform Title

Extraordinary Canadians

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies

Note

Published also in French under same title.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Introduction / John Ralston Saul -- 1, Money matters -- 2. Heart matters -- 3. Gaspé -- 4. Quebec City -- 5. The war -- 6. Some lessons learned and more tall tales -- 7. The good years- under Duplessis -- 8. Stardom -- 9. The epiphany : variations on a theme -- 10. The honest wrestler -- 11. "Oui, Monsieur le Ministre" -- 12. Him again -- 13. Fun, fun, fun -- 14. The dimming star -- 15. The wilderness -- 16. MSA -- 17. PQ -- 18. Turbulent years -- 19. The (very) long road to power -- 20. The do-gooders -- 21. Failure -- 22. The beautiful loser -- 23. The constitutional drama -- 24. Trouble -- 25. More trouble -- 26. The debacle -- 27. An abundance of ironies -- 28. Two statues.

ISBN

9780670069194
0670069191

OCLC

319932949
SCSB-11932379

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Harvard Library