Toronto to 1918, An Illustrated History, The History of Canadian Cities

Title: Toronto to 1918, An Illustrated History, The History of Canadian Cities Author: Careless, J.M.S. Publisher: James Lorimer & Company Publishers and National Museum of Man, Toronto, ON, 1984 ISBN: 0-88862-665-7 Condition: USED - VERY GOOD Book is in overall excellent condition, Jacket and inside pages are like new. The first inside page has been cut in the upper right corner where former owner has removed their name. SHIPS FROM ALBERTA At the beginning of 1793 Toronto was the gateway to a distant portage to the Upper Great Lakes, its permanent population a lone fur trader. One hundred and twenty-five years later it was a solid, vibrant metropolis, an industrial powerhouse supporting half a million residents. Toronto is a city built by its people, from the original colonial aristocracy of the Family Compact, to the masses of British and Irish migrants who forged its profound links with Empire, to the polyglot flow of international migration that would ultimately transform the city in the twentieth century. This book recounts their stories, and their stories are the history of Toronto's emergence as a world-class city. In Toronto to 1918, distinguished historian J.M.S. Careless expertly draws Toronto's stories together, creating an illuminating and entertaining portrait of the city. The text is complemented with more than 150 historical illustrations.