Norman Hillmer is a professor of History and International Affairs at Carleton University, an award-winning teacher, and the author or editor of twenty-nine books.

‘Norman Hillmer’s 2015 masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton for who he was… This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing, and knows his subject.’- Christopher Dummitt (Acadiensis, vol 45:01:2016) ‘Hillmer’s biography will be indispensable to future students of Canadian government and politics.’- Kenneth C. Dewar (Canadian Historical Review vol 97:02:2016) ‘The greatest compliment one may pay to this book is that it is worthy of its subject.’- Hector MacKenzie (British Journal of Canadian Studies vol 29:02:2016) ‘Hillmer’s masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton who he was… This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing and knows his subject.’- Christopher Dummitt (Acadiensis vol 65:01:2016) "Hillmer comes closer than anyone since Harkness in his 1970 monograph, The Restless Dominion, to explaining the close working relations between the Irish Free State and Canada in their external affairs struggles."- Francis M. Carroll (Canadian Journal of Irish Studies Vol 41:2018)

• Introduction1. Going Away and Coming Home. 1878–19082. Citizen Entrepreneur, 1908–143. War and Sir Wilfrid, 1914–194. Courting Mr King, 1919–225. Amen, Downing Street, 19236. The Decision, 1924–57. You Ought to be Prime Minister, 1925–68. Inching towards Independence, 1927–99. Life with RB, 1930–310. The Moderate Leaguer, 1933–511. Fortune in Our Neighbours, 1935–612. Pretty Well Used Up, 1937–813. Together and Apart, 1938–914. Half-Day’s Work Nearly Done, 1939–41Conclusion

Norman Hillmer is a professor of History and International Affairs at Carleton University, an award-winning teacher, and the author or editor of twenty-nine books.

‘Norman Hillmer’s 2015 masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton for who he was… This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing, and knows his subject.’- Christopher Dummitt (Acadiensis, vol 45:01:2016) ‘Hillmer’s biography will be indispensable to future students of Canadian government and politics.’- Kenneth C. Dewar (Canadian Historical Review vol 97:02:2016) ‘The greatest compliment one may pay to this book is that it is worthy of its subject.’- Hector MacKenzie (British Journal of Canadian Studies vol 29:02:2016) ‘Hillmer’s masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton who he was… This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing and knows his subject.’- Christopher Dummitt (Acadiensis vol 65:01:2016) "Hillmer comes closer than anyone since Harkness in his 1970 monograph, The Restless Dominion, to explaining the close working relations between the Irish Free State and Canada in their external affairs struggles."- Francis M. Carroll (Canadian Journal of Irish Studies Vol 41:2018)

• Introduction1. Going Away and Coming Home. 1878–19082. Citizen Entrepreneur, 1908–143. War and Sir Wilfrid, 1914–194. Courting Mr King, 1919–225. Amen, Downing Street, 19236. The Decision, 1924–57. You Ought to be Prime Minister, 1925–68. Inching towards Independence, 1927–99. Life with RB, 1930–310. The Moderate Leaguer, 1933–511. Fortune in Our Neighbours, 1935–612. Pretty Well Used Up, 1937–813. Together and Apart, 1938–914. Half-Day’s Work Nearly Done, 1939–41Conclusion

Norman Hillmer is a professor of History and International Affairs at Carleton University, an award-winning teacher, and the author or editor of twenty-nine books.

‘Norman Hillmer’s 2015 masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton for who he was… This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing, and knows his subject.’- Christopher Dummitt (Acadiensis, vol 45:01:2016) ‘Hillmer’s biography will be indispensable to future students of Canadian government and politics.’- Kenneth C. Dewar (Canadian Historical Review vol 97:02:2016) ‘The greatest compliment one may pay to this book is that it is worthy of its subject.’- Hector MacKenzie (British Journal of Canadian Studies vol 29:02:2016) ‘Hillmer’s masterful biography of Skelton helps us to see Skelton who he was… This is the work of a senior scholar who knows what he is doing and knows his subject.’- Christopher Dummitt (Acadiensis vol 65:01:2016) "Hillmer comes closer than anyone since Harkness in his 1970 monograph, The Restless Dominion, to explaining the close working relations between the Irish Free State and Canada in their external affairs struggles."- Francis M. Carroll (Canadian Journal of Irish Studies Vol 41:2018)

• Introduction1. Going Away and Coming Home. 1878–19082. Citizen Entrepreneur, 1908–143. War and Sir Wilfrid, 1914–194. Courting Mr King, 1919–225. Amen, Downing Street, 19236. The Decision, 1924–57. You Ought to be Prime Minister, 1925–68. Inching towards Independence, 1927–99. Life with RB, 1930–310. The Moderate Leaguer, 1933–511. Fortune in Our Neighbours, 1935–612. Pretty Well Used Up, 1937–813. Together and Apart, 1938–914. Half-Day’s Work Nearly Done, 1939–41Conclusion