Quest biographies. Maurice Duplessis ; David Thompson ; Mazo de la Roche ; Susanna Moodie ; Gabrielle Roy Books 16-20

Paulin, Marguerite. (Added Author). Alleyn, Nora. (Added Author). Shardlow, Tom. (Added Author). Kirk, Heather. (Added Author). Cimon, Anne. (Added Author). Vanasse, André. (Added Author).

Summary: This bundle of titles in the Quest Biography series entertainingly presents a variety of influential Canadian lives. In this volume we find longtime Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis, explorer David Thompson, novelists Mazo de la Roche and Gabrielle Roy, and pioneer writer Susanna Moodie.

Record details

ISBN: 9781459723993
ISBN: 1459723996
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (1051 pages).
Publisher: Toronto : Dundurn, 2013.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Maurice Duplessis; 1 This Young Man Will Go Far; 2 "Time and Patience ... "; 3 A Strategic Resolve; 4 The Art of Politics; 5 A Foretaste of Power; 6 Defeated ... Now what?; 7 I've Lost My Star; 8 Power and Nothing But Power; 9 Down With Unanimity; 10 The End of an Era; Chronology of Maurice Duplessis (1890-1959); Sources Consulted; Index; David Thompson; 1 London; 2 Rupert's Land; 3 Churchill Factory; 4 South Branch House; 5 The Plains; 6 Cumberland House; 7 Grand Portage; 8 Rocky Mountain House; 9 The Columbia; Epilogue Unfinished Work; Chronology of David Thompson (1770-1857).

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Print version record.