Description
Over the course of more than two centuries, Toronto has ballooned from a muddy collection of huts on a swampy waterfront to Canada's largest and most diverse city. Amid (and sometimes underneath) this urban agglomeration are the remains of many small communities that once dotted the region now known as Toronto and the GTA. Before European settlers arrived, Indigenous Peoples established villages on the shore of Lake Ontario. With the arrival of the English, a host of farm hamlets, tollgate stopovers, mill towns, and, later, railway and cottage communities sprang up. Vestiges of some are still preserved, while others have disappeared forever. Some are remembered, though many have been forgotten. In Toronto's Lost Villages, all of their stories are brought back to life.
About the Author
Ron Brown, a geographer and travel writer, has authored more than twenty books, including Canada's World Wonders and The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a current member of the East York Historical Society, he gives lectures and conducts tours along Ontario's back roads. Ron lives in Toronto.
Reviews
Brown has written a book of great service...Toronto's Lost Villages is a compendious buffet of civic history. * Literary Review of Canada *
Awards
Winner of Heritage Toronto Award 1997 (Canada).
Book Information
ISBN 9781459746572
Author Ron Brown
Format Paperback
Page Count 248
Imprint Dundurn Group Ltd
Publisher Dundurn Group Ltd
Weight(grams) 397g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm