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WHILE RESEARCHING HER BEST-SELLING BIOGRAPHY, Mrs. King: The Life and Times of Isabel Mackenzie King, CMAJ contributing editor Charlotte Gray discovered a wealth of information about Dr. Dougal Macdougall (Max) King. Although he never became as famous as his older brother Mackenzie, Gray presents a convincing argument that Dr. Max King's life and early death speak volumes about medicine and the medical profession at the turn of the century. She also argues that Mackenzie King's own life would have been much different had his brother not died at the too young age of 42. Gray's book was nominated for the Viacom Award, which honours the best nonfiction book published annually in Canada.
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PENDANT QU'ELLE EFFECTUAIT SES RECHERCHES POUR REDIGER SON BESTSELLER Mrs. King: The Life and Times of Isabel Mackenzie King, Charlotte Gray, red actrice contributrice du JAMC, a decouvert toute une masse d'information au sujet du Dr Dougal Macdougall (Max) King. Meme si ce dernier n'est jamais devenu aussi celebre que son frere aine Mackenzie King, Mme Gray presente des arguments convaincants sur le fait que la vie du Dr Max King et son deces premature illustrent bien la medecine et la profession medicale au tournant du siecle. Elle soutient aussi que la vie de Mackenzie King aurait ete tres differente si son frere n'etait pas mort trop jeune, a l'age de 42 ans.
"Dougal has always been one of the most stirring and active members of the Class of '02 in Medicine, and has always shown himself ready to work for any cause the Class has at heart. Following in the footsteps of his ancestors, amongst whom is the famous William Lyon Mackenzie, he has always been ready to rise to take exception to the logic or the arguments of his Class associates in their merry business meetings." - University of Toronto Year Book, 1902
he author of this cheerful passage about Dougal Macdougall King - Max to his family - was dead right. Max King inherited a lot from his firebrand grandfather William Lyon Mackenzie, the Little Rebel of 1837. He shared Mackenzie's hot temper, impetuousness and unfortunate tendency to run off in all directions at once. But unlike his elder brother William Lyon Mackenzie King, Max also...