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list price: $34.95
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also available: Hardcover
category: Biography & Autobiography
published: May 2012
ISBN:9780773587588
publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
imprint: MQUP

In Search of R.B. Bennett

by P.B. Waite

tagged: political
Description

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.

About the Author

P.B. Waite

Editorial Review

"A traditional biography, with the focus on Bennett's character, his motives, and underlying values, In Search of R.B. Bennett is superbly written and a great pleasure to read." John MacFarlane, Directorate of History and Heritage, Department of National Defence

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