King William Lyon Mackenzie King: A Life Guided by the Hand of Destiny

ISBN: 9781553659082 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1553659082 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource remote 1 online resource (553 p.)
Publisher: New York : Douglas &amp; McIntyre, 2011.

Summary: William Lyon Mackenzie King, twice former Prime Minister of Canada, was a brilliant tactician, was passionately committed to Canadian unity, and was a protector of the underdog, introducing such cornerstones of Canada's social safety net as unemployment insurance, family allowances and old-age pensions. At the same time, he was insecure, craved flattery, became upset at minor criticism, and was prone to fantasy-especially about the Tory conspiracy against him. King loosened the Imperial connection with Britain and was wary of American military and economic power. Yet he loved all things Britis