Politics
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From  “A brave fellow, breaking up”From: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson traces the final days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the spring of 1945, seen through the eyes of Canadian prime minister Mackenzie King. | Neville Thompson | 34 | 2021 | $3.40 Add |
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From “A brave fellow, breaking up”From: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson follows Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s final years in office, 1946 through 1948, set against the emerging Cold War divide. | Neville Thompson | 42 | 2021 | $4.20 Add |
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From  NEW! “A caged animal”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines a pivotal summer in 1978, when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s government grappled with constitutional reform, the contentious Petro-Canada bid for Husky … | Ron Graham | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From  A Canadian at HarvardFrom: Chrystia |
In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Chrystia Freeland’s freshman year at Harvard. | Catherine Tsalikis | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From A Dangerous PilotFrom: The Third Man |
In this chapter, Thompson discusses Mackenzie King and Churchill’s anxieties over Russian U-Boats, and the United States’ refusal to join the war. | Neville Thompson | 29 | 2021 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! “A dangerous time for a government”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines late November to early December 1980, capturing the Trudeau government’s deepening political anxiety in Ottawa (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … | Ron Graham | 3 | 2025 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! “A dramatic night”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines April 13 to 23, 1981, capturing the turbulence of Canadian federal politics in the wake of the Parti Québécois’s decisive victory under René … | Ron Graham | 4 | 2025 | $0.40 Add |
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From A First Draft of HistoryFrom: Chrystia |
In this chapter, Tsalikis discusses Chrystia Freeland’s 1991 reporting in Kyiv. | Catherine Tsalikis | 19 | 2024 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! “A frightened old man”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the Trudeau government’s bitter struggle to place Maurice Strong on the Conference of Canadian Business board (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime … | Ron Graham | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! “A good day for sitting”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the daily political life of a Liberal member of parliament in Ottawa during the spring of 1981 (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot … | Ron Graham | 9 | 2025 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! “A great shock”From: The Coutts Diaries |
In this chapter, Graham examines the political turmoil of August and September 1975 within Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau’s government (as told by the diary of Jim Coutts, Prime Minister … | Ron Graham | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From  A Lifelong LoyaltyFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
This chapter describes Arendt’s activities in France before the outbreak of war with Germany. In France, she lived an active social and political life before the German invasion. | Ann Heberlein | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  A Lonely Campaign against SprawlFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
1970s. I saw my role as tackling controversial issues and providing leadership for change, even if common wisdom tended in a different direction, and that was probably most evident in the work I … | John Sewell | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add |
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From A New BeginningFrom: On Love and Tyranny |
This chapter details Arendt’s journey to Portugal, and her subsequent sea voyage to America. | Ann Heberlein | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From  A New ChapterFrom: Lloyd Axelworthy |
In this chapter, Axworthy intertwines his political ascent in the early 1980s with the formation of his relationship with Denise Ommanney. | Lloyd Axelworthy | 7 | 2024 | $0.70 Add |
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From A Peace River KidFrom: Chrystia |
In this chapter, Tsalikis traces Chrystia Freeland’s upbringing in 1970s and 1980s Peace River and Edmonton, Alberta, and how her Ukrainian Canadian heritage shaped her worldview. | Catherine Tsalikis | 11 | 2024 | $1.10 Add |
