A knight in politics
Subtitle: a biography of Sir Frederick Borden
By: Carman Miller
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Montreal
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9780773537309
Subjects: Politics and government; Politicians; Politique et gouvernement; Hommes politiques; Biographies; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Family; title: Business; title: Back bench; title: Front bench; title: Minister; title: Command; title: Challenge; title: War; title: Annus miserabilis; title: Reform; title: The reproach of inferiority; title: Dundonald's defiance; title: A civilian militia; title: The politics of persuasion; title: A made-in-Canada militia; title: A Canadian army; title: Wise autonomy; title: Cooperative imperial defence; title: Gentleman capitalist; title: Maritime entrepreneur; title: Political business; title: Political purity; title: Defeat; title: Death; title: Appendix. Corporate ventures.