| Description |
1 online resource (312 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Introduction; James Aikenhead -- Aikenhead's Hardware; Peter Lymburner Robertson -- Robertson screwdriver; Aris Alexanian -- Alexanian Carpet and Flooring; Elizabeth Arden -- Elizabeth Arden Inc.; William G. Ballard -- Dr. Ballard's Animal Food Products Limited; Thomas Bata -- Bata Shoe Organization; Bruce Becker -- Becker's; Alexander Graham Bell & Alexander Melville Bell -- Bell Canada; Walter and Jeanny Bick -- Bick's Pickles; Henry Birks -- Henry Birks & Sons; Eddie Black -- Black Photo Corporation; Mark Blumes -- Mark's Work Wearhouse; Joseph-Armand Bombardier -- Bombardier Inc |
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Benjamin and Charlotte Bowring -- Bowring CanadaJim Brickman -- Brick Brewing Co. Ltd.; William Knapp Buckley -- W.K. Buckley Ltd.; Carlo Onerato Catelli -- Catelli's; Jack and Carl Cole -- Coles The Book People; Samuel Cunard -- Cunard Line Ltd.; Charles H. Doerr -- Dare Foods; William Mellis Christie -- Christie, Brown & Company; Herbert Henry Dow -- Dow Chemical Company; Sam Dvorchak -- Dickie Dee Ice Cream; Timothy Eaton -- Eaton's; Ezra Butler Eddy -- Eddy Match Company / E.B. Eddy Ltd.; Jack Fraser -- Jack Fraser Stores Limited; James Beatty Grafton -- Grafton & Co |
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Charles Edward Frosst -- Charles E. Frosst and Co. Alfred C. Fuller -- Fuller Brush Company; Gilbert and James Ganong -- Ganong Brothers Limited; Louis Garneau -- Louis Garneau Sports Inc.; Pasquale Gattuso -- Gattuso Food Corporation; Ben Ginter -- Uncle Ben's Brewery; Mike's Hard Lemonade; William Gooderham and James Worts -- Gooderham and Worts Distillery; Henry Corby -- Corby's Distilleries Ltd.; Peter Goudas -- Goudas Food Products and Investments Ltd.; James Grand and Samuel Toy -- Grand & Toy; Harvey? -- Harvey's; Kelsey's; Kenneth Harvey and James Woods -- Harvey Woods Ltd |
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Theodor Heintzman -- Heintzman PianosIrene Hill -- Irene Hill Women's Wear; Roy Hill -- Hilroy Envelopes and Stationery Ltd.; John Holt and G.R. Renfrew -- Holt Renfrew; Tim Horton -- Tim Hortons Donuts; Robin's Donuts; John Inglis -- John Inglis and Sons; Kenneth Colin Irving -- Irving Group of Companies; Samuel and Beatrice Irwin -- Irwin Toy Limited; Allan Jackson and Donald Triggs -- Jackson-Triggs Vintners; Alexander Keith -- Alexander Keith Brewery; Vickie Kerr -- Miss Vickie's Potato Chips; James Lewis Kraft -- Kraft Foods; John Kinder Labatt -- John Labatt Ltd.; Thomas Carling -- Carling Brewery |
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Robert Laidlaw -- Laidlaw Inc. Ablan Leon -- Leon's Furniture; Albert Edward LePage -- Royal LePage Real Estate Ltd.; Theodore Pringle Loblaw -- Loblaws Companies Ltd.; Moses Loeb -- M. Loeb Ltd.; Jack Long and Jack McQuade -- Long & McQuade; William C. Macdonald -- Macdonald Tobacco Co.; John B. Maclean -- Maclean's Magazine/Maclean-Hunter; Roland Macleod -- Macleods True Value; Harvey Reginald MacMillan -- MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.; Daniel Massey -- Massey-Harris Company Ltd./ Massey-Ferguson Ltd.; Andrew, Harrison, and Wallace McCain -- McCain Foods |
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John McClelland and George Stewart -- McClelland & Stewart Ltd |
| Summary |
Full of fun facts, intriguing trivia, and engrossing explorations of more than 100 Canadians who beat the odds to become household names |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-304) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Businesspeople -- Canada -- Biography
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Business names -- Canada
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Brand name products -- Canada
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Corporations -- Canada
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Business.
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Brand name products
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Business names
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Businesspeople
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Corporations
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Canada
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Ray, Randy, 1952-
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| ISBN |
1550024078 |
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9781550024074 |
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1417594101 |
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9781417594108 |
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