Amassing power : J.B. Duke and the Saguenay River, 1897-1927 / David Massell.

"Tapping into sources in Canada, the United States, and Europe, David Massell tells a story of American capital and Canadian resources. He shows how the infusion of massive amounts of capital yielded unparalleled and sophisticated applications of new hydroelectric technology. In turn, in encroa...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Massell, David Perera
Corporate Author:	Forest History Society
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press in association with the Forest History Society, 2000.
Series:	Studies on the history of Quebec.
Subjects:	Duke, James Buchanan, > 1856-1925. Duke, James Buchanan, > 1856-1925 Saguenay River (Québec) > Power utilization > History. Industrialization > Québec (Province) > History. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History. Water-power Industrialization Saguenay Region (Québec) > History. Quebec (Province) > Politics and government > 1936-1960. Québec > Saguenay River Québec Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Problem and Its Sources
1 The River Passes into Private Hands, 1897 â€? 1907
2 A Shift in Scale, 1909 â€? 1912
3 J.B. Duke, Master Trader, 1912 â€? 1914
4 The Province Attempts to Keep Pace, 1910 â€? 1915
5 Local Politics, Big Business, and an Intransigent State: The Fiasco of 1915 â€? 1916
6 A Lake Grant Won, 1916 â€? 1922
7 The Balance of Power, 1923 â€? 1927
Conclusion: The Limits to American Investment
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Amassing power : J.B. Duke and the Saguenay River, 1897-1927 / David Massell.

Similar Items