Toronto
Biography of a City
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2015
Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-77100-022-2 (ISBN)
Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-1-77100-022-2 (ISBN)
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With the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroyd's "London" and Colin Jones's "Paris" so successful, Levine's captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the city's present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public heal
With the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroyd's London and Colin Jones's Paris so successful, Levine's captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the city's present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public health, ethnic diversity and sports. Toronto invites readers to discover the city's lively spirit over four centuries and to wander purposefully through the city's many unique neighborhoods, where they can encounter the striking and peculiar characters who have inhabited them: the powerful and powerless, the entrepreneurs and the entertainers, and the moral and the corrupt, all of whom have contributed to Toronto's collective identity.
With the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroyd's London and Colin Jones's Paris so successful, Levine's captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the city's present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public health, ethnic diversity and sports. Toronto invites readers to discover the city's lively spirit over four centuries and to wander purposefully through the city's many unique neighborhoods, where they can encounter the striking and peculiar characters who have inhabited them: the powerful and powerless, the entrepreneurs and the entertainers, and the moral and the corrupt, all of whom have contributed to Toronto's collective identity.
Allan Levine is an award-winning author and historian who has written ten books. A diverse author who moves easily between popular nonfiction and fiction, he has written four historical mysteries. His first mystery, The Blood Libel, won the Margaret McWilliams Medal for Best Historical Fiction and was nominated for the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Arthur Ellis First Mystery Novel Award. He lives in Winnipeg.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.4.2015 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 60 color photos, B&W photos throughout |
| Verlagsort | Vancouver |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 177 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1105 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-77100-022-8 / 1771000228 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-77100-022-2 / 9781771000222 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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