1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal
by Moore, Christopher
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0771060947
- ISBN 13
- 9780771060946
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 0771060947 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name blacked out on FFEP.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Newspaper clipping about bilingualism taped onto back free end paper. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 279 pages; "Christopher Moores fascinating 1990s look at the messy, dramatic, crisis-ridden process that brought Canada into being and at the politicians, no more lovable or united than our own, who, against all odds, managed to forge a deal that worked. From the first chapter, he turns a fresh, perceptive, and lucid eye on the people, the issues, and the political theories of Confederation from John A. Macdonalds canny handling of leadership to the invention of federalism and the Senate, from the Quebec question to the influence of political philosophers Edmund Burke and Walter Bagehot." .
Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21344
- Title
- 1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal
- Author
- Moore, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771060947
- ISBN 13
- 9780771060946
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- 0771060947, confederation, Canada
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
Glossary
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Jacket
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- FFEP
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