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Title: |
A Chosen Path |
| Sub-title: |
From Moccasin Flats to Parliament Hill |
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| By (author): |
Frank Oberle |
| ISBN10-13: |
1894384830 : 9781894384834 |
| Illustrations: |
25 b/w photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
228x152x6mm |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Weight: |
.480 Kg. |
| Published: |
Heritage Group Distribution Ltd (CA) - May 2005 |
| List Price: |
23.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 6 |
| Subjects: |
Biography: general : Autobiography: historical, political & military : Politics & government : Canada |
| In A Chosen Path, Frank Oberle continues the amazing story of his remarkable rise from self-educated immigrant to national politician and Cabinet minister. The bestselling first volume of Frank's autobiography, Finding Home, recounted his turbulent youth in Nazi-run Germany and his post-war immigration to Canada. After working for a year and a half--as a baker, logger and miner--he earned enough to bring his future wife, Joan, from their homeland. They eventually settled in the brand-new community of Chetwynd, BC, where he began his political life as a village councillor and later became mayor. In A Chosen Path, we travel with Frank to Ottawa after his election to the House of Commons in 1972 and follow his six-term political career, which culminated in his appointment to Cabinet in 1985--first as Minister of State for Science and Technology, then four years later as Minister of Forestry. On the way, we are treated to incisive, often witty, behind-the-scenes looks at the politicians and issues of the day, along with Frank's straight-shooting assessments of our national leaders and the prime minister's office. Now a thoughtful observer more than a decade removed from that maelstrom of machinations that is Canada's capital, Frank sheds light on what is right and what is wrong in our political world. |
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