The Square Mile: Merchant Princes of Montreal
by Donald MacKay

A large, profusely illustrated book describing the "Square Mile" of downtown Montreal, near McGill University, once the home of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Canada.

Like Beacon Hill in Boston and Nob Hill i San Francisco, Montreal's Square Mile was a golden enclave for the rich and powerful. In the halcyon days before income tax, small geographic area whose inhabitants controlled 2/3 of the nation's wealth. The Square Mile was the cradle of Canada's commercial aristocracy ...

Hardcover, Very good condition. Some wear to the dust jacket. Original owner's name on the flyleaf.

10" x 11 1/4" (about 26 x 29 cm) 222 pages

Shipping notes
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Canada: Canada Post Expedited parcel. Sorry, Canada Post abolished its special Book/Media rates many years ago.

Free local pickup for buyers in the Montreal area.

USA: Canada Post Tracked Packet, with final delivery by USPS Priority Mail. Sorry, this is international shipping, and USPS Media Mail rates do not apply to shipments from Canada.

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