William Lyon Mackenzie King has perhaps the most enduring legacy of any Canadian Prime Minister: his policies shaped Canadian politics, economics and international relations for much of the twentieth century. His influence remains hotly debated and controversial: 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 successful vision of Liberal party politics, a vision that had tremendous implications for Canadian development in the twentieth century.

The Age of Mackenzie King is a groundbreaking study of one the most influential and enigmatic figures in Canadian history.

HENRY FERNS was educated at the University of Manitoba and at Cambridge. He has also lectured in social science at the University of Birmingham.

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