Wilfrid Laurier’s life journey took him from a small Quebec village to the Parliament of Canada. He possessed a rare combination of the common touch and political savvy, which he effectively used to remain prime minister of Canada for fifteen years (1896-1911).

The length of Sir Wilfrid's public career alone challenges admiration and respect. He had been almost half a century in active politics; forty-six years a salient figure in Parliament; a leader of the Liberal party for thirty years; Prime Minister for fifteen years. He saw generations of men and generations of statesmen. He saw Confederation in its cradle and watched it grow to nationhood. Since he entered public life England has had three Monarchs, while the figures of Disraeli and Gladstone, of Salisbury and Campbell-Bannerman have passed across its national stage. He witnessed the rise of Cavour and saw the sword of Garibaldi flash, and he sympathized with their aspirations for an United Italy. He saw the German States confederated by Bismarck into blood and iron, saw France, his Motherland, crushed and bleeding at the feet of the Teuton conqueror, and lived to see the structure which Bismarck reared crumbled into utter dust. Since he entered public life, Russia has had two Emperors, emancipated its slaves, fought three great wars, overthrown the House of Czars and plunged into anarchy and ruin.

An incredible biography of Sir Wilfrid Laurier that surveys his career, discussing mainly the fifteen eventful years of his premiership. Laurier was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. He was the first French Canadian prime minister, and his 15-year tenure is the most extended unbroken term of office among Canadian prime ministers. Laurier is well known for settlements between English and French Canada.

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"The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier: A Chronicle of Our Own Time" is a historical and biographical novel of the Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minister, his 15-year tenure remains the longest unbroken term of office among Canadian prime ministers and his nearly 45 years of service in the House of Commons is a record for the House. Laurier is best known for his compromises between English and French Canada. The main emphasis of the book is to look more at the significant events in Canada during his time in office, rather than a more personalized biography.

The Day of Sir Wilfrid Laurier retells the chronicles of a successful man in politics living in Quebec in the 1800s. You will enjoy this humble and comprehensive snapshot of Canadian history. Contents: The Making of a Canadian, Politics in the Sixties, First Years in Parliament, In Opposition, 1878-1887, Leader of the Opposition.

One of Canada's best-loved and most-read historians, Laurier LaPierre, provides an intimate portrait of Sir Wilfrid, from his school days at the College classique and McGill University law school, his marriage to his beloved Zoe and his friendship with the beguiling Emile.