@inbook{10.3138/j.ctt2tv0js.5, ISBN = {9781442640702}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/j.ctt2tv0js.5}, abstract = {He was born on 27 April 1884, in Moncton, New Brunswick, with a caul. For hundreds of years, the birth of a veiled child – his head covered by a thin membrane – was believed to be an omen. ʹThis boy,ʹ the attending physician prophesied, ʹwill have a great and worthwhile life.ʹ¹ From his modest beginnings, Ivan Cleveland Rand, the first-born son of Nelson and Minnie Rand, would build a remarkable career of professional accomplishment and success. He studied law at Harvard, participated in the opening of the Canadian West, returned to his home province, served as a reformist attorney}, bookauthor = {WILLIAM KAPLAN}, booktitle = {Canadian Maverick: The Life and Times of Ivan C. Rand}, pages = {3--28}, publisher = {University of Toronto Press}, title = {The Right Start}, year = {2009} }