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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.
Price: $40.95
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date:
15 July 2009
ISBN: 9780773578241
Format: eBook
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
Born in Montreal and educated at McGill, William Fong has his doctorate in history from the University of Toronto.