John A Macdonald The Young Politician Author:Donald Creighton Donald Creighton's story of the early life of John A. Macdonald clearly shows that the history of Canada, in the hands of a master writer and historian, can be totally fascinating. The book begins in the Kingston, Upper Canada, of 1820, and ends in Ottawa, the primitive capital of the new Dominion, on the evening of July 1, 1867--Confederation D... more »ay. John A. Macdonald, principal architect of the vast Canadian confederation, grew in stature with the country. In these pages we see his youthful talents develop; and we see the emergence of the mature statesman he became, when only statesmanship of the highest order could have coaxed and riveted the pieces of Canada together. This story, among the greatest in Canadian history, is told with the combination of scholarship and excitement that only Donald Ceighton commands.« less