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Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner Hardcover - 2011

by Paul Litt


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A political biography extraordinaire, Elusive Destiny reveals the inner workings of the Liberal Party in its heyday as charted through the meteoric rise and fall of John Napier Turner. It highlights Turner's vision for the country and tallies the political price he paid when he deviated from the Trudeau legacy on matters such as language rights, social spending, and Quebec. It also provides a new perspective on federal politics from the 1960s through
the 1980s while giving John Turner his rightful place in Canadian history.

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A political biography extraordinaire, Elusive Destiny reveals the inner workings of the Liberal Party in its heyday as charted through the meteoric rise and fall of John Napier Turner. It highlights Turner's vision for the country and tallies the political price he paid when he deviated from the Trudeau legacy on matters such as language rights, social spending, and Quebec. It also provides a new perspective on federal politics from the 1960s through the 1980s while giving John Turner his rightful place in Canadian history.

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  • Title Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner
  • Author Paul Litt
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 536
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Date 2011
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780774822640 / 0774822643
  • Weight 2.02 lbs (0.92 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.5 in (23.62 x 16.26 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress subjects Prime ministers - Canada, Premiers ministres - Canada
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Quill & Quire, 01/01/2012, Page 37
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 12/01/2011, Page 49
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