Rod Hay wrote: >Galbraith came from a agricultural setting but hardly from the backwoods. He >grew up in a rich agricultural area in south western Ontario, about 30 >minutes drive from Detroit. Please forgive my poor knowledge of Canadian geography, and the implication of my evocative phraseology. The implication of this, however, is that coming from a rich area Galbraith's family was itself rich. I am not sure this was the case, as I recall reading on more than one occasion that his background was not one of material splendor. I suppose that in 1908 (his year of birth) it took slightly longer to get from south western Ontario to Detroit? ;-) I will consult "A Life in Our Times" over the weekend. Michael
