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Lord of Point Grey

Larry MacKenzie of UBC

by (author) P.B. Waite

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 1987
Category
General

  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774843195
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $34.95

  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774802857
    Publish Date
    Jan 1987
    List Price
    $31.95

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Description

Few university presidents could be considered 'to the manner born.' Larry MacKenzie was the exception. He discovered this talent when president of the University of New Brunswick from 1940 to 1944. He became president of the University of British Columbia in 1944 and served for eighteen years. Although UBC's present eminence owes much to many people, as biographer P.B. Waite points out, 'it is basically Larry MacKenzie's creation.'

About the author

P.B. Waite is professor emeritus, Dalhousie University, and the author of The Life and Times of Confederation, 1864-1867 and The Man from Halifax: Sir John Thompson, Prime Minister. He is an officer of the Order of Canada.

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Editorial Reviews

Peter Waite brought humane sympathy, literary skills, and rigorous scholarship to this lucid biography. He makes it difficult for the reader not to share his respect and affection for Larry MacKenzie.

Alan C. Cairns

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