Mike: The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Volume Two: 1948-1957

Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson

Mike: The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Volume Two: 1948-1957
Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Country
Canada
Published
20 November 2015
Pages
372
ISBN
9781442615656

Mike: The Memoirs of the Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson, Volume Two: 1948-1957

Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson

One of Canada’s most dynamic prime ministers, Lester B. Pearson lived a life which took him from a childhood in rural Ontario to the apex of international politics. In the second volume of his memoirs, he provides a first-person account of the busy and challenging decade that followed his entry into politics in 1948.

This volume, completed after Pearson’s death under the supervision of his son Geoffrey, recounts his involvement in Canadian politics and diplomacy as a MP and Secretary of State for External Affairs during the early years of the Cold War. It offers his perspective on issues such as the formation of NATO, Canada’s involvement in the Korean War, and the diplomacy that ended the Suez Crisis and earned Pearson the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. Two appendices, taken from his diaries, show him hard at work at the United Nations during the Korean crisis.

Mike captures Pearson’s intellect, his sense of humour, and his humanity, offering an inside look at the moments that shaped the twentieth century. This new edition features a foreword by Pearson cabinet minister and former prime minister Jean Chretien.

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