The Imperial Canadian by Claude Bissell PAPERBACK 9781442651968

The Imperial Canadian\nby Claude Bissell\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Claude Bissell\nTitle: The Imperial Canadian\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Biography: historical, political and military\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press\nPublication year: 1986\nISBN-13: 9781442651968\nISBN-10: 1442651962\nRRP: \u00A332.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nAristocrat, democrat, diplomat, cultural advocate, anglophile, fiercely proud Canadian\u2014Vincent Massey was a complex, sometimes enigmatic figure. This finely crafted portrait of Massey\u2019s middle and later years, drawn extensively from its subject\u2019s diaries and papers, recalls a life of deep commitment to the service of his country and its culture.\nFrom 1935 to 1946 he served as Canada\u2019s high commissione.