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Driving Force

The McLaughlin Family and the Age of the Car

Driving Force( )
Author: Robertson, Heather
ISBN:978-0-7710-7556-8
Publication Date:Oct 1995
Publisher:McClelland & Stewart
Imprint:McClelland & Stewart
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $34.99
Book Description:

The McLaughlin family transformed the face of Canada, first with the horse-drawn carriage and then with the motor car. The McLaughlin Motor Car Company, created in 1907, manufactured the closest thing to a Canadian car – the much-loved McLaughlin Buick. This is the first book to chronicle the life of this influential family and, in particular, the dynamic entrepreneur and tycoon, Sam McLaughlin. Through the lens of Sam’s achievements, Robertson covers a wide range of...
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Book Details
Pages:400
Detailed Subjects: Business & Economics / Industries / Automobile Industry
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.25 x 9.28 x 1.59 Inches
Book Weight:0.548 Pounds
Author Biography
Robertson, Heather (Author)
Heather Robertson was born in Winnipeg, Canada on March 19, 1942. She was a reporter at the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1960s and helped pave the way for women journalists to leave the "women's pages." Her first book, Reservations Are for Indians was published in 1970. She won the Books in Canada First Novel Award for Willie: A Romance and received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the National Magazine Awards Foundation in 2011. She also co-founded The Writers' Union of Canada. She died from cancer on March 19, 2014 at the age of 72.

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