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Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Cohen
Creator: Saul Ralston
Publisher: Penguin Canada (AHC)
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 4337
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 207
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0670067385
Dewey Decimal Number: 971.0643092
EAN: 9780670067381
Publication Date: September 16, 2008
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Blessed Are the Peace Makers October 29, 2008
Ian Gordon Malcomson (Smithers, Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This brief commemorative study on the life and times of Lester(Mike) Pearson covers a fair bit of the man's political record as one of Canada's leading diplomats, politicians and internationalists of the 20th century in cursory fashion. If the reader wants a more in depth coverage, Pearson's personal memoirs "Mike" is the place to go. Nevertheless, Cohen provides an accurate profile of Pearson has he rose from humble beginnings in rural southern Ontario to become a leading force in the promotion of world peace through quiet negotiations and timely intervention. While it would be hard to call Pearson a pacifist, he definitely pursued the need to defuse the presence of war mongering during the Cold War as a means of building a more secure future for the world at large. As both a realist and an adept broker, Pearson had the ability to bring conflicting parties together over issues like control of the Suez Canal and the Korean War. His leadership of the Liberal Party in the 50s and 60s was no different. As Cohen points out, Pearson's patience and skill as a prime minister, with moderate nationalist leanings, allowed him to take the country successfully through one of its stormiest political times with the support of two minority governments. At the end of his administration, he had given Canada a new flag, universal medicare and a host of other critical judicial reforms. While serving as a much deserved tribute to a special person in Canadian history, this book does not shy away from mentioning his warts; not least of all his jealousy of colleagues's success.
Canada's Liberal Internationalist October 11, 2008
Coach C (Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Arguably, Canada's most accomplished Prime Minister, this biography of Lester B Pearson by Andrew Cohen is the latest in the Extraordinary Canadians Series edited by John Ralston Saul.
Pearson was always a realist, never much of an ideologue. Where Pierre Trudeau was mostly flash, Pearson was all substance. Cohen describes Pearson as being the middle inning reliever, not the flash of a starter, nor the brashness of a closer, Pearson was the "no-name" Prime Minister who knew how to get things done.
Overall, this is a good overview of a great man. It's not too full of detail but just enough to make it worth your while reading. I definitely recommend the book especially if you are Canadian.
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