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The first non-Bennett to lead BC's Social Credit Party, a former mayor of Surrey, nurseryman, husband, father, defeated Vancouver mayoralty candidate. . . As minister of Human Resources and later, of Education, he became for some the most hated man in BC. During his time as Municipal Affairs minister he was an autocrat who pushed through the development of an ultra-expensive rapid transit system.
Through extensive research and interviews with people who know Vander Zalm well, and through conversations with the former premier (1986-91) himself, Alan Twigg presents an engrossing picture of Vander Zalm from his childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland to the present.
Through extensive research and interviews with people who know Vander Zalm well, and through conversations with the former premier (1986-91) himself, Alan Twigg presents an engrossing picture of Vander Zalm from his childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland to the present.
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Alan Twigg is the publisher and editor of BC Book World, Canada's largest-circulating publication about books. He has also been contributing editor of Quill & Quire, Canadian books columnist for the Vancouver Province, books columnist for Vancouver magazine, a contributor of profiles to the Toronto Star and the Writers Union of Canada representative on the board of directors of the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing. In 2000, he was the first recipient of the Gray Campbell Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contibutions to literature and publishing. In 2016, he received the Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence.
Alan is the author of ten previous titles including For Openers: Conversations with 24 Canadian Writers, Hubert Evans: The First Ninety-Three Years, Vancouver and Its Writers, Vander Zalm: from Immigrant to Premier, First Invaders: The Literary Origins of British Columbia and Cuba: 101 Top Historical Sites.
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- PublisherHarbour Publishing
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0920080308
- ISBN 13 9780920080306
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages272
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Harbour, Madeira Park, BC, Canada, 1986. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 0920080308 279 pages including index. Bill Vander Zalm's ascent to the premiership of British Columbia in July 1986 is one of the most remarkable political resurrections in Canadian history. Some people may have thought his political future was non-existent, and there were doubts about his chances for the Socred leadership right up to the evening of July 29, 1986. What does Bill Vander Zalm's record tell us, exactly? Pulling together much of Vander Zalm's vast public record and adding extensive new information from his friends, relatives, enemies and from the man himself, this book allows the patterns that make up the Vander Zalm enigma to be unraveled for the first time. Book clean, bright and unmarked with exception of gift inscription on flyleaf. Very light wear to glossy attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Seller Inventory # 005573
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 279 pages including index. Bill Vander Zalm's ascent to the premiership of British Columbia in July 1986 is one of the most remarkable political resurrections in Canadian history. Some people may have thought his political future was non-existent, and there were doubts about his chances for the Socred leadership right up to the evening of July 29, 1986. What does Bill Vander Zalm's record tell us, exactly? Pulling together much of Vander Zalm's vast public record and adding extensive new information from his friends, relatives, enemies and from the man himself, this book allows the patterns that make up the Vander Zalm enigma to be unravelled for the first time. Book clean, bright and unmarked with no wear. Very light wear to glossy attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Seller Inventory # 64500741
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