The great Scot: A biography of Donald Gordon by Joseph Schull - 1979

Montreal: McGill U., 1979. x+291pp.+frontis. Incl. Index.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 9 X 6.

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1979. First edition. hardcover. very good/very good. 8vo. pp.291

Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1979. This outstanding biography deals with the remarkable career of Donald Gordon, who came to Canada from Scotland as a twelve-year old immigrant and rose from a first position as bank clerk to be a deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, chairman of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board during World War II, president of the Canadian National Railways, and finally chairman and chief executive officer of Brinco, responsible for the financing of the Churchill Falls project in Labrador. A Karsh portrait of Donald Gordon frontipiece and dust jacket photo. A most generous list of illustrations provided. Perface by Joseph Schull. Eighteen very interesting chapters, list of interviews, notes and index supplied. A sticker affixed to ffep that reads " This Book Made Available by CN" . A bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.