J.W. McConnell : financier, philanthropist, patriot /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fong, William Jesse, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2008.
Temas:
McConnell, J. W. > (John Wilson), > 1877-1963.
McConnell, J. W. > (John Wilson), > 1877-1963
Businessmen > Canada > Biography.
Capitalists and financiers > Canada > Biography.
Directors of corporations > Canada > Biography.
Philanthropists > Canada > Biography.
Hommes d'affaires > Canada > Biographies.
Administrateurs de sociétés > Canada > Biographies.
Philanthropes > Canada > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > General.
Businessmen
Capitalists and financiers
Directors of corporations
Philanthropists
Montréal (Québec) > Biography.
Canada
Québec > Montréal
Electronic books.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Plates
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER ONE: A Boyhood in Muskoka: Blood, Religion, Sentiment, and Community, 1877â€?91
  • CHAPTER TWO: Onward, Ever Onward, Jack: Toronto and the Making of a Man, 1892â€?99
  • CHAPTER THREE: Selling Wood Products and Settling Down, 1899â€?1907
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Partner, Promoter, and Believer, 1907â€?1914
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Bittersweet: St Lawrence Sugar and Regulation, 1912â€?63
  • CHAPTER SIX: Keep the Home Fires Burning: Fundraising for the YMCA in Peace and for Canada in the Great War, 1909â€?19
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: Developing and Financing Tramways and Electricity, 1890â€?1925CHAPTER EIGHT: The Rise and Fall of Holding Companies for Power and Paper, 1925â€?39
  • CHAPTER NINE: Almost a Jack of All Trades, 1911â€?39
  • CHAPTER TEN: Insecurities: McConnell's Investments, 1921â€?39
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN: Wider, Ever Wider Shall Thy Bounds Be Set: Social Life in Montreal, 1901â€?63
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: For King and Empire, 1927â€?39
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Faith and Works: From Charity to Social Welfare and from Fundraising to Philanthropy, 1922â€?45
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN: There'll Always Be an England: The Second World War, 1939â€?45CHAPTER FIFTEEN: The Dilemma of Conservative Politics, 1911â€?63
  • CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Press Barons, Publishers, and Editors: The Montreal Daily Star and Other Newspapers, 1925â€?53
  • CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Grandescunt Aucta Labore: Building McGill University for the Future, 1920â€?63
  • CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: We Give Thee but Thine Own: The Making of the McConnell Foundation, 1928â€?63
  • CHAPTER NINTEEN: Keep Right on to the End of the Road, 1945â€?63
  • APPENDIX ONE: Survey of J.W. McConnellâ€?s Investments, 1921â€?51APPENDIX TWO: A Glimpse of the Interconnectedness of McConnellâ€?s Circle
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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