About the book
Press baron, entrepreneur, art collector, and wartime minister in Churchill's cabinet, Max Aitken was a colonial Canadian extraordinaire. Rising from a hardscrabble childhood in New Brunswick, he became a millionaire at age 25, earned the title of Lord Beaverbrook at 38, and by age 40 was the most influential newspaperman in the world. Fiercely loyal to the British Empire, he was nonetheless patronized by London's upper class, whose country he worked tirelessly to protect during World War II. David Adams Richards, one of Canada's preeminent novelists, celebrates Beaverbrook's heroic achievements in this perceptive interpretive biography.
Editions of Extraordinary Canadians Lord Beaverbrook
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670066148
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780143055952
- EBook
- ISBN 9780143175148
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Press baron, entrepreneur, art collector, and wartime minister in Churchill's cabinet, Max Aitken was a colonial Canadian extraordinaire. Rising from a hardscrabble childhood in New Brunswick, he became a millionaire at age 25, earned the title of Lord Beaverbrook at 38, and by age 40 was the most influential newspaperman in the world. Fiercely loyal to the British Empire, he was nonetheless patronized by London's upper class, whose country he worked tirelessly to protect during World War II. David Adams Richards, one of Canada's preeminent novelists, celebrates Beaverbrook's heroic achievements in this perceptive interpretive biography.
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Press baron, entrepreneur, art collector, and wartime minister in Churchill's cabinet, Max Aitken was a colonial Canadian extraordinaire. Rising from a hardscrabble childhood in New Brunswick, he became a millionaire at age 25, earned the title of Lord Beaverbrook at 38, and by age 40 was the most influential newspaperman in the world. Fiercely loyal to the British Empire, he was nonetheless patronized by London's upper class, whose country he worked tirelessly to protect during World War II. David Adams Richards, one of Canada's preeminent novelists, celebrates Beaverbrook's heroic achievements in this perceptive interpretive biography.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Extraordinary Canadians Lord Beaverbrook?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general > Biography: business and industry
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Is Extraordinary Canadians Lord Beaverbrook part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Extraordinary Canadians
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Extraordinary Canadians Lord Beaverbrook?
David Adams Richards
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Penguin Canada
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Extraordinary Canadians Lord Beaverbrook is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670066148) and paperback(ISBN 9780143055952) and ebook(ISBN 9780143175148)
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