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Biography & Autobiography Historical

Maurice Duplessis

by (author) Marguerite Paulin

translated by Nora Alleyn

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
Historical, Political, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770706613
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $7.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770707313
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $11.99

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During his 18-year reign as premier of Quebec, Maurice Duplessis dominated the province and shaped it to his image. A brilliant orator and a scathing wit, Duplessis exercised complete control over his caucus and the Cabinet. If he couldnt get a vote, he bought it. Politics was the fuel that drove his life. He died on the job.

About the authors

Marguerite Paulin teaches at McGill University and also produces and hosts a radio program. She is also the author of René Lévesque (XYZ Publishing, 2004).

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Nora Alleyn grew up in a bicultural family in Québec City. Following a B.A. in languages at McGill University, she joined the Department of External Affairs and lived in Europe and the Middle East. She studied translation at Laval, McGill and the Université de Montréal, and creative writing at the National University of Ireland (Galway), Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference (University of Vermont), Summer Film Institute (Massachussetts), and West Word (UBC).

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