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Product details
- ISBN 9780773539082
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 17 May 2012
- Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
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Writing a life of Bennett, who reportedly destroyed his correspondence every seven years, presents challenges for the biographer. Yet, as P.B. Waite shows, Bennett's lasting contributions to Canada are beyond doubt. He describes Bennett's bold initiatives, including his attempt to introduce unemployment insurance and a minimum wage, as well as his founding of the Bank of Canada and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - achieved in the teeth of opposition from banking and media magnates. Waite also contemplates Bennett's friendships, his relationships, and his lifelong bachelorhood, shedding new light on his life and personality. With warmth, wit, and a deep knowledge of its subject, In Search of R.B. Bennett brings Bennett the man - his penchants, prejudices, weaknesses, and strengths - before the reader.
P.B. Waite is professor emeritus of history at Dalhousie University and the author of numerous books on Canadian history.
