My Life at the Bar And Beyond (Footprints (McGill-Queen's)) by Alex K. Paterson - 2005-11-30

USA: McGill Queens Univ Pr, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book. Clean tightly bound copy. Unmarked pages. hint of shelf rubbing to the jacket. From the 1980 referendum to the Oka crisis, Alex Paterson played a critical role in the defining events of Quebec's recent history. "My Life at the Bar and Beyond" offers a candid look at his remarkable life and career. A litigation lawyer for fifty years, Paterson describes his most notorious cases, including his defence of Dr Ewen Cameron against claims by patients that they had been brainwashed in experiments funded by the CIA. He offers behind-the-scenes views of the fight against Bill 101, campaigning for the No Committee in the 1980 Quebec referendum, and the stand-off at Oka between Mohawks and the provincial police.Paterson also charts his involvement in establishing the Montreal University Health Centre and the plan to create English and French 'super hospitals' as well as directing the expansion of Bishop's University during… Read More

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005. Pages are unmarked and firm in binding. DJ has light edge/rub wear. Actual book for sale pictured. 16 x 23.5 x 1.7 cm, wt550g. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/VG. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005-09-22. Hardcover. Like New. 2005 McGill Queens hard cover - inscribed and signed by author - brand new excellent unread collectible - enjoy

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. pp. xvi, 196. 8vo. Black boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Rich with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, illustrations, facsimiles, et al. No detectable flaws, bright, clean, and unmarked; fine and housed in fine dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author to the title page.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.