William Fong

Sir William C. Macdonald (eBook, ePUB)

A Biography

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Born into a prominent Scottish family on Prince Edward Island, Macdonald rejected his Catholic upbringing and left home when he was eighteen. After three years in Boston as a bookkeeper he headed to Montreal and began to work as a commission agent. By 1868 Macdonald had become the leading manufacturer of chewing tobacco in Canada, and by 1885 he may have been the richest person in the country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MQUP
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780773578241
• Artikelnr.: 41459177

Autorenporträt

Born in Montreal and educated at McGill, William Fong has his doctorate in history from the University of Toronto.