Sir William C. Macdonald: A Biography 9780773560437
Sir William Macdonald (1831-1917) is the father of the Canadian tobacco industry and one of the country's foremost
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English Pages 336 [337] Year 2007
Table of contents :
Contents
List of Illustrations
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
A Note on the Sources
Introduction
Chapter One: Will Ye No Come Back Again? Macdonald’s Ancestry and Early Influences, to 1848
Chapter Two: Macdonald’s Early Career in North America: From Bookkeeper to Tobacco Manufacturer, 1848–1861
Chapter Three: Macdonald the Tobacco King, 1861–1917
Chapter Four: The Island Legacy, Domestic Life, and the End of Captain John’s Dream, 1864–1906
Chapter Five: The Evolution of Practical Education at McGill, circa 1850–1880
Chapter Six: Macdonald’s Early Philanthropy: The Fraser Institute, McGill University, and His Search for Family, circa 1870–1892
Chapter Seven: The Macdonald-Robertson Movement and the Founding of Macdonald College, 1899–1909
Chapter Eight: Macdonald College and McGill University: Education and Research for a New Century, 1893–1914
Chapter Nine: Tobacco with a Heart: Macdonald’s Personality, Scottishness, Later Years, and Legacy
Notes
Index
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