Pierre: Colleagues and Friends Talk about the Trudeau They Knew |
| It has been more than three decades since the heady days of
Trudeaumania, and yet Pierre Elliott Trudeau is still a subject of intense
public fascination. When Trudeau died in 2000, the outpouring of emotion was
extraordinary. Thousands of people across Canada – and all over the world
– mourned the loss of one of our greatest prime ministers, a man who
touched the hearts and challenged the minds of a nation. |
| As Trudeau’s close friend, Nancy Southam has gathered more
than one hundred and fifty reminiscences and anecdotal narratives about him
from all over the globe. Included in this astonishing collection are stories
from people who worked for Trudeau in the PMO, long-time friends, journalists,
former world leaders, politicians who battled and debated him, his sons’
friends, RCMP bodyguards, girlfriends, canoeing buddies, the household staff at
the prime ministerial residences, and those who glimpsed his religious life.
With the blessing of his sons, Justin and Sacha, Southam has put together a
remarkably transparent account of an intensely private man that is funny,
affectionate, moving, startling, and emotional. |
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| Among the contributors are Monique Bégin, Conrad Black,
Jimmy Carter, Jean Chrétien, Joe Clark, Leonard Cohen, Jim Coutts, Joyce
Fairbairn, John Kenneth Galbraith, Ivan Head, Jacques Hébert, Margot
Kidder, Toni Onley, Christopher Plummer, Karen Kain, Marc Lalonde, Harrison
McCain, Gordon Pinsent, Roy Romanow, Ed Schreyer, and Barbra Streisand. These
pieces are accompanied by over a hundred photographs and illustrations –
some published here for the first time. Honest, illuminating, and heartfelt, this collection adds greatly to the historical record of Trudeau, and sheds fresh light on the private man. Written by Nancy Southam. Published by McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2005. |
| Catalogue No. | 0-7710-8165-0 |
| Price | $37.99 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Pages | 388 |
| Language | English only |
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