Agnes : the biography of Lady Macdonald / Louise Reynolds.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reynolds, L. E. (Lewis Ethan), 1816-1879.

Series:

Carleton women's experience series ; #2.

Carleton women's experience series ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macdonald of Earnscliffe, Agnes Macdonald, Baroness, 1836-1920.

Macdonald of Earnscliffe, Agnes Macdonald.

Macdonald, John A. (John Alexander), 1815-1891.

Macdonald, John A.

Prime ministers' spouses--Canada--Biography.

Prime ministers' spouses.

Physical Description:

1 electronic text (xix, 229 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill., geneal. chart, ports., digital file.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, Canada : Carleton University Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Agnes Macdonald's private papers are used for the detailed study of Canada's "first lady," who became Sir John A. Macdonald's second wife on the eve of Confederation. The author's well-researched telling of Agnes's story paints a picture of a politically astute, naturally adventurous woman who had to change her style due to her position in the public eye, but who nevertheless retained her own opinions and lived her life with courage and integrity.

Contents:

1. 'An Insignificant Young Spinster'

2. A Great Premier's Wife

3. 'An Exile Indeed'.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-53148-8

9786613843937

0-7735-8410-2

OCLC:

767669311