Sir William C. Macdonald
Download or Read eBook Sir William C. Macdonald PDF written by William Fong and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2007-08-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : William Fong |
| Publisher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2007-08-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780773560437 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0773560432 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sir William C. Macdonald by : William Fong
Book excerpt: Sir William Macdonald (1831-1917) is the father of the Canadian tobacco industry and one of the country's foremost educational philanthropists. His contributions to McGill University transformed it into one of the world's foremost research and teaching institutions. William Fong's biography places Macdonald's life in its historical context, painting a vivid portrait of Victorian Canada.
