Ottawa: An Illustrated History
- ISBN-10
- 088862980X
- ISBN-13
- 9780888629807
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 232
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- James Lorimer & Company
- Author
- John H. Taylor
Description
Ottawa's early years as military outpost and lumber town did not suggest future greatness. Yet this rough little settlement (then called Bytown) would not remain insignificant: geography and politics soon combined to place it at centre stage as Canada's national capital. Ottawa's fascinating story is recounted with skill and wit in John H. Taylor's Ottawa: An Illustrated History. Taylor tells this story in all its variations--the life of the French and the English, the rich and the poor; the politics of city hall and Parliament Hill; the varied social lives of Ottawans. The book focuses on the history of the city's relationship with its chief landlord--the federal government--but it does more. It weaves together, for the first time, all the complex strands that have shaped Ottawa's identity over the years. Handsomely illustrated withn 150 historical photographs, Ottawa: An Illustrated History is a colourful, fascinating chronicle of the development of the nation's capital.
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- 2001-05-02
- 512 pages
- Ebook
- University of Ottawa Press
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