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The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849-1923

by R. B. Fleming. 307 pgs.

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Contributors:

   R. B. Fleming

Publisher:

   University of British Columbia Press

Place of Publication:

  Vancouver, B.C  

Publication Year:

  1991
Subjects:   Mackenzie, William,--Sir,--1849-1923, Railroads--Canada--History, Industrialists--Canada--Biography
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