Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Volume One: 1919-1968
Oct 2009 · Sold by Vintage Canada
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One of the most important, exciting biographies of our time: the definitive, major two-volume biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Written with unprecedented, complete access to Trudeau’s enormous cache of private letters and papers, bestselling biographer John English delves beyond existing portraits of Trudeau to reveal the man and the multiple influences that shaped his life as one of Canada’s longest-serving heads of government. In doing so, he provides the full context lacking in all previous biographies to date. Volume One explores Trudeau’s early history—family life, education, travels, political induction, relationships, and intimacies—a personal side of Trudeau that has never before been revealed. It also sheds light on the seeds of his genius and charisma, his ambition, his ruthlessness, and his deliberate shaping of the politician and statesman he was to become.
In 1938 Trudeau began a diary, which he continued for over two years. It is detailed, frank, and extraordinarily revealing. It is the only diary in Trudeau’ s papers, apart from less personal travel diaries and an agenda for 1937 that contains some commentary. His diary expresses Trudeau’s own need to chronicle the moments of late adolescence as he tried to find his identity. It begins on New Year’s Day 1938 with the intriguing advice: “If you want to know my thoughts, read between the lines!”
—from Citizen of the World
Written with unprecedented, complete access to Trudeau’s enormous cache of private letters and papers, bestselling biographer John English delves beyond existing portraits of Trudeau to reveal the man and the multiple influences that shaped his life as one of Canada’s longest-serving heads of government. In doing so, he provides the full context lacking in all previous biographies to date. Volume One explores Trudeau’s early history—family life, education, travels, political induction, relationships, and intimacies—a personal side of Trudeau that has never before been revealed. It also sheds light on the seeds of his genius and charisma, his ambition, his ruthlessness, and his deliberate shaping of the politician and statesman he was to become.
In 1938 Trudeau began a diary, which he continued for over two years. It is detailed, frank, and extraordinarily revealing. It is the only diary in Trudeau’ s papers, apart from less personal travel diaries and an agenda for 1937 that contains some commentary. His diary expresses Trudeau’s own need to chronicle the moments of late adolescence as he tried to find his identity. It begins on New Year’s Day 1938 with the intriguing advice: “If you want to know my thoughts, read between the lines!”
—from Citizen of the World
One of the most important, exciting biographies of our time: the definitive, major two-volume biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Written with unprecedented, complete access to Trudeau’s enormous cache of private letters and papers, bestselling biographer John English delves beyond existing por...
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Mary-Ellen Wayne
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October 17, 2019
A++ work! Enlightening, informative, eye-opening, inspiring, and flawless, top-notchbwriting, research (including archival research of rare Pierre Trudeau personal papers and journals), and clarity of voice, tone, direction, and pacing of the sometimes painfully-slow, watching paint dry youth development narrative. This volume narrates the formative years of a very privileged scholar, intellectual, and individual who went on to become one of the most well-known Canadian Prime Ministers of all time. Detailed, contextual, and kind of amazing. I highly recommend reading this gem of Canadian History and academic publishing!
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JOHN ENGLISH, a former professor of history at the University of Waterloo and former MP, is the author of the acclaimed two-volume bestselling biography of Lester Pearson, The Worldly Years: The Life of Lester Pearson, Vol. 1, and Shadow of Heaven: The Life of Lester B. Pearson Vol. 2, along with a 2-volume biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Citizen of the World, and Just Watch Me, both national bestsellers, as well as several other books on Canadian politics.
JOHN ENGLISH, a former professor of history at the University of Waterloo and former MP, is the author of the acclaimed two-volume bestselling biography of Lester Pearson, The Worldly Years: The Life of Lester Pearson, Vol. 1, and Shadow of Heaven: The Life of Lester B. Pearson Vol. 2, along with...
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