The Lost Prime Ministers: Macdonald's Successors Abbott, Thompson, Bowell, and Tupper

by Michael Hill

After John A. Macdonald's death, four Tory prime ministers -- each remarkable but all little known -- rose to power and fell in just five years.

From 1891 to 1896, between John A. Macdonald's and Wilfrid Laurier's tenures, four lesser-known men took on the mantle of leadership. Tory prime ministers John Abbott, John Thompson, Mackenzie Bowell, and Charles Tupper headed the government of Canada in rapid succession. Each came to the job...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459749324
• ISBN13: 9781459749320
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"