The Age of Mackenzie King by Henry Ferns; Bernard OstryISBN: 9780888621146
Publication Date: 1976-01-01
This book is one of the first to counter the official hagiography of King promulgated by the Liberal Party. The Age of Mackenzie King offers a compelling alternative to the official history of the vital early years of Mackenzie King's career. It considers his role as a labour relations expert and official, the beginning of his close working relationship with powerful forces in the United States, notably the Rockefeller family, and his emergence as a leading Liberal politician. It traces the influences, alliances and experiences that provided the basis for Mackenzie King's highly sucessful vision of Liberal party poltics, a vision that had tremendous implications.