Ottawa, the Capital of Canada -from "The Romance of Canadian Cities" series -(SIGNED)-
Woods, Shirley E. -(signed)-; foreword by Erik Spicer
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-----The scan you see is the book you get. Black leatherette hardcover with gilt, xii + 350 pages plus 32 pages of b & w photos, SIGNED by author on title page, Near Fine condition. Presentation copy to "------",The Scottish Rite Bodies, March '81, dust jacket is in Very Good condition with a few closed tears/minor edge wear. "It tells a lively tale of royalty and rogues, commercial buccaneers and civil servants, soldiers & statesmen, missionaries and millionaires. From the laying of the cornerstone of the Parliament Buildings in 1860 to the Rideau Club fire of 1979, the author neglects no important civic event, nor any significant public or private enterprise." Contents include: Foreword by Erik Spicer / Preface / The Setting / The Struggle for Control 1610 to 1791 / Philemon Wright 1796 to 1820 / The Formative Years 1800 to 1826 / The Rideau Canal 1826 to 1832 / Early Bytown 1826 to 1842 / The Square Timber Trade 1806 to 1855 / Bytown Comes of Age 1843 to 1854 / The Struggle to Be Capital 1856 to 1867 / The Transformation Begins 1855 to 1874 / Hull: The City Across the River 1875 to 1900 / Public and Private Enterprise 1874 to 1888 / Recreation in the Capital 1879 to 1891 / The Jews: An Influential Minority 1882 to 1979 / Steps in the Right Direction 1897 to 1899 / A Momentous Year 1900 / The End of an Era 1901 to 1914 / The Great War 1914 to 1918 / The Buoyant Years 1919 to 1929 / A Dreary Decade 1929 to 1939 / World War Two 1939 to 1945 / Growth and Change 1946 to 1979 / The Capital in 1979 / Appendixes / Bibliography / index. Check out the scans. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". N° de ref. del artículo 009034
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Título: Ottawa, the Capital of Canada -from "The ...
Editorial: Doubleday Canada, Toronto
Año de publicación: 1980
Encuadernación: Leatherette
Ilustrador: Back cover photo by Karsh, front endpaper is a Stent & Laver print of Ottawa circa 1859, back endpaper is an aerial view of Ottawa circa 1979,
Condición: Near Fine
Condición de la sobrecubierta: Very Good
Ejemplar firmado: Signed by Author
Edición: First Edition First Printing.
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