A Very Canadian Coup

A highly readable, engaging history of PM Mackenzie Bowell's time in office and the dramatic bloodless coup that ended his sixteen months leading Canada Appointed as a caretaker prime minister, Bowell's short reign was consumed by the Manitoba Schools Question, a court ruling about the violation of the constitutional right of Roman Catholics in Manitoba to denominational schooling, which divided the country like never before Author researched newspaper archives to craft a deeply researched and engaging narrative, one of the first successful biographies of a man who left few letters for future biographers Author has two previous history titles, a history of cycling in WWI (Riding into Battle) and a history of journalists covering the Red River Rebellion (Embedded)