Oct 17, 2021
In which we examine the legacy of Canada's first PM through caricatures! This episode focuses on his early life and what is considered to be J. A. Macdonald's more 'positive' legacy...and how that is certainly a double-edged sword.
Caricatures: https://historiacanadiana.wordpress.com/2021/10/17/some-caricatures-of-sir-john-a-macdonald/
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Further readings:
- Bowering, George. Egotists and Autocrats, Penguin Books, 1999.
- Creighton, Donald. John A. Macdonald: The Young Politician/The Old Chieftain, University of Toronto Press, 2018.
- Gillespie, Alastair C.F. John A. MacDonald: The Indispensable Politician, Macdonald-Laurier Institute for Public Policy, 2017. https://macdonaldlaurier.ca/files/pdf/MLIConfederationSeries_MacdonaldPaperF_Web.pdf
- Johnson, J. K.. "Sir John A. Macdonald". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 28 November 2017, Historica Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-john-alexander-macdonald.
- Levine, Allan. Scrum Wars: The Prime Ministers and the Media, Toronto, Dundurn Press, 1996.