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A Chosen Path
Frank Oberle
其他書名
From Moccasin Flats to Parliament Hill
出版
Heritage House Publishing Co
, 2005
主題
Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Political
Political Science / General
ISBN
1894384830
9781894384834
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=8aDR8lPqDSIC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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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.