The Beauharnois Scandal : A Story of Canadian Entrepreneurship and Politics / T.D. Regehr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Regehr, T.D., author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Beauharnois Power Corporation--History.

Beauharnois Power Corporation.

Canada--Politics and government--1930-1935.

Canada.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

T.D. Regehr has drawn extensively from archival material to tell the story of Beauharnois in all its facets: entrepreneurial, financial, administrative, technological, and political. He gives an intriguing account of one of the less glorious episodes in Canadian corporate history.

Contents:

Cover; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PICTURE CREDITS; BEAUHARNOIS CHRONOLOGY; Introduction; 1 A spectacular beginning, 12 October 1929; 2 Success in Quebec; 3 Political intrigue in Ottawa; 4 Bewildered bureaucrats and a divided cabinet; 5 Sir Herbert Holt insinuates himself; 6 Ontario Tories make a deal; 7 A 'poison pill' and collateral trust bonds; 8 Realizing the dream; 9 Helping political friends; 10 The revenge of a thwarted rival; 11 The scandal revealed; 12 Cleansing the corporation; 13 Protecting workers and investors; 14 Postscript and conclusion; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

1-4875-8052-5

OCLC:

1114827660