William Lyon Mackenzie king, 18741950.
lian goodall
lian goodall likes to wear many different professional hats. She has worked as a classroom and museum educator. At present she is a childrens book reviewer, author, editor, historical researcher, and performer. She first became fascinated with William Lyon Mackenzie Kings story while she was working as a bilingual historic interpreter at Kings boyhood home, Woodside National Historic Site of Canada in Kitchener, Ontario.
lian was born in St. Catharines, grew up in Fergus, Ontario, and has lived in France. Currently she lives in Ottawa, just around the corner from Laurier House, Kings Ottawa residence. She walks past Laurier House every day and wonders where Pat, Kings Irish terrier, used to bury his bones. To find out more about lians first book on Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona or her current projects, go to her Web site at www.liangoodall.com.
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
Mackenzie KING
DREAMS AND SHADOWS
William Lyon
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Goodall, Lian
William Lyon Mackenzie King: dreams and shadows
(The Quest Library ; 19).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-894852-02-8
1. King, William Lyon Mackenzie, 1874-1950. 2. Canada - Politics and government 1921-1930. 3. Canada - Politics and government 1935-1948. 4. Prime ministers - Canada - Biography. I. Title. II. Series: Quest Library; 19.
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To two women, who dreamed and worked past what their bodies would easily allow them to do. Their examples gave me the inspiration to complete this work: Cathy Pyke, a determined fighter who came back from near death, and Jean Hutchinson (1910-1997), who wrote her history books, even while ill in bed, by tapping on an electric typewriter with two pencils to accommodate her arthritis.
Contents
Grandfather. William Lyon Mackenzie
Mother. Isabel Mackenzie King.
Father. John King, K.C.
Laurier House, Ottawa
December 17, 1943
Best wishes on your birthday and God bless you and keep you in the best of health for your benefit and for the nations that have already benefitted where your name is written in their hearts and on their minds forever.
One of your loyal friends,
Mrs. Mabel Carlesso
P rime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King felt humbled to receive such a wonderful card for his sixty-ninth birthday. It was a moving tribute, a simple manifestation of trust. Yet, guiding the people of Canada so often felt like a burden, especially since the beginning of the war. With Christmas drawing nearer, King thought of the fighting men. His own nephew, Lyon King, had been killed, and King shuddered to think that many men might meet a similar fate. War raged abroad, but at home, English Canadians clamoured for overseas conscription while the people of Quebec were so strongly opposed to it that King feared civil war might befall his beloved country. Although he sometimes felt unsure and alone in the position of prime minister, King knew he had guidance. He felt those he loved, and who had left this earth, were still near him, assuring him that he was doing the will of God.
