The Force of Culture: Vincent Massey and Canadian Sovereignty

Best known as Canada's first native-born governor general (1952-59) and heir to what became the Massey-Ferguson farm implement manufacturing empire, Massey (1887-1967) figured prominently in a wide range of educational and artistic endeavors. Finlay (history in art, U. of Victoria) examines the role his Methodist upbringing had in instilling in him a devotion to education as the foundation of culture and a national citizenry, and reassesses his reputation as a supporter of the fine arts. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR