My Years with Louis St. Laurent: A political memoir (Signed) - Pickersgill, J. W

SIGNED BY J.W. PICKERSGILL on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; a couple of stains to the inside of the dust jacket not visible to outside; 1cm closed tear to upper edge of dj; very light wear to edges of dj; otherwise very minimal wear; red cloth covers with silver title and black names; Louis St. Laurent was appointed to the Cabinet in 1941 and seven years later succeeded Mackenzie King as Leader of the Liberal party and as Prime Minister. J.W. Pickersgill was then head of the Prime Minister's office. Thus began the relationship which is the theme of this book. It portrays St. Laurent's leadership from his initial appointment to his retirement after the 1957 elections. It relates the changing parliamentary and electoral fortunes of the Liberal party and recalls the legislative achievements of the time, along with many of the considerations behind them. All in all, it offers the reader a history of these years and a frank account of Canadian political life.
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Hardcover
University of Toronto Press
1975
Toronto, ON