A very public life

by Paul Martin

A Very Public Life Volume 1: Far From Home by Paul Martin Deneau Second printing February 1984

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1983

About the author

Paul Martin served 33 years in the Canadian House of Commons, and was a Cabinet Minister in four Liberal governments. His son, also Paul Martin, became Prime Minister of Canada.

Reviews

[George Hodgson]

A good read. Would have been better to have read 35 years ago. It is interested, however to read how Canada was governed during the War. Also much of The development of our citizenship act and other programs and policies to make Canada an independent country also made for good reading.

[L]

He was greater in life than the book explains, but that was in his character. The Right Honorable Paul Martin (the elder, the younger became PM) has not received the type of historical memory he deserves in Canada. But the book documents his life as the way he spoke, and it is a smooth and well organized work.

[Peter]

(read this before Goodreads, added this review years after reading the book)

Probably enjoyed it.