The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849-1923

by Robert B. Fleming and Rae B. Fleming

Book Overview

During the first two decades of this century, Sir William Mackenzie was one of Canada's best-known entrepreneurs. He spearheaded some of the largest and most technologically advanced projects undertaken in Canada during his lifetime--building enterprises that became the foundations for such major institutions as Canadian National Railways, Brascan, and the Toronto Transit Commission. He built a business empire that stretched from Montreal to British...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774804866
• ISBN13: 9780774804868
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"