John Diefenbaker

At the age of nine, John Diefenbaker announced, &quote;I'm going to be prime minister when I grow up.&quote; He never lost sight of his goal. Diefenbaker was prime minister of Canada from 1957-1963. He believed in social justice, opening up the North, and making things better for western farmers. Canadians responded to his campaign call to &quote;Follow John.&quote; This compelling book recreates the tensions of the Diefenbaker era - the time of the Cold War, spy scandals, and the Cuban Missile Crisis - when the world seemed on the brink of nuclear war.