I urge everyone to read these excellent biographies of D’Arcy McGee and Sir John A. Macdonald.
Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Volume 1 Passion, Reason, and Politics, 1825-1857
Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Volume 2 The Extreme Moderate, 1857-1868
John A: The Man Who Made Us, Volume 1
By Richard Gwyn
Nation Maker Sir John A. Macdonald: His Life, Our Times, Volume 2
By Richard Gwyn
