Quote of the day
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Alexander Mackenzie
Born: January 28, 1822
Died: April 17, 1892 (aged 70)
Bio: Alexander Mackenzie was a building contractor and newspaper editor, and was the second Prime Minister of Canada, from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878.
Known for:
- The Journals of Alexander MacKenzie
- The Spirit of St. Andrews