Lord Beaverbrook (Extraordinary Canadians) - Richards, David Adams

Clean, tight, unmarked; slightest of wear to upper front inside corner; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Millionaire lumber man, financier, press baron, Max Aiken always attracted both approval and criticism in equal measure. He was an irrepressible entrepreneur, rising from modest beginnings in New Brunswick to become the world's most powerful newspaperman and a British Lord by the age of forty. He counselled kings and statesmen, bedded scores of women, supported Canadian art, and became Winston Churchill's invaluable wartime minister. Yet despite his loyalty and service to the British empire, Beaverbrook was mostly derided by English society as an overly ambitious colonial. Richards brings unique insight into the life of his fellow New Brunswicker, Max Aitken, reminding us of why he mattered then, and why he matters now.
Near Fine
Hardcover
Penguin Canada
1st Edition
1st Printing
2008
Toronto. ON