Building North American nation-states, 1774-1871 -- Canada in the shadow of industrial America, 1871-1903 -- Beginning … a bilateral relationship, 1903-1918 -- A relationship matures, 1919-1938 -- World War to Cold War, 1939-1947 -- Canada …

This captivating collection of biographies profiles Canada's most prominent and innovative business people from the … entrepreneurialism in Canada, it features portraits of 61 individuals organized thematically. Here, readers will meet a variety of … of the Maritimes, Central Canada, and the West; the railway builders and urban developers; and everyone in between …