John Buchan Model Governor General
Language: English
Published by Dundurn, Canada, 2013
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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Book measures 24x16cm, 531pp. Bound in original publishers blue cloth, with gilt title lettering on spine. Binding in fine condition. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Jacket in near fine condition. Internally, pages clean, fine. A very good clean copy.
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- Title
- John Buchan Model Governor General
- Author
- J. William Galbraith
- Publisher
- Dundurn, Canada
- Publication year
- 2013
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1459709373
- ISBN 13
- 9781459709379
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Soldier, spy, politician, bestselling thriller writer, and governor general of Canada ― John Buchan was a man of many seasons and talents.
An accomplished Scottish journalist, soldier, head of intelligence, and Member of Parliament, John Buchan (1875-1940) is best known for penning thrillers such as The Thirty-Nine Steps. However, as Canada’s 15th governor general (1935-40), Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, played a significant leadership role as a statesman and diplomat.
Buchan was the first governor general appointed after the 1931 Statute of Westminster, which gave Canada constitutional equality with Britain. He worked tirelessly for Canadian unity and promoted the sovereignty, and loyalty to the sovereign, of Canada. In 1937 he founded the Governor General’s Awards, still Canada’s premier prizes for literary achievement.
Lord Tweedsmuir helped draw Canada, Britain, and the United States closer together to strengthen the democracies threatened by Nazism and Fascism. He was an inspiration to several of his successors and still inspires us today.
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About the Author
J. William Galbraith is a council member of the John Buchan Society. Following degrees from universities in Ottawa and Brussels, he worked for a private sector business research organization and has served in a number of Canadian federal government departments and agencies, involving investment review, intelligence, national security policy, and intelligence review. He lives in Ottawa.
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