A Very Canadian Coup
The Rise and Demise of Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell, 1894–1896
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Ted Glenn- A highly readable, engaging history of PM Mackenzie Bowell's time in office and the dramatic bloodless coup that ended his sixteen months leading Canada
- Appointed as a caretaker prime minister, Bowell's short reign was consumed by the Manitoba Schools Question, a court ruling about the violation of the constitutional right of Roman Catholics in Manitoba to denominational schooling, which divided the country like never before
- Author researched newspaper archives to craft a deeply researched and engaging narrative, one of the first successful biographies of a man who left few letters for future biographers
- Author has two previous history titles, a history of cycling in WWI (Riding into Battle) and a history of journalists covering the Red River Rebellion (Embedded)
Publication
2022
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dundurn Press
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