Toronto by Geoffrey James (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Toronto by Geoffrey James, Mark Kingwell Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This book is a must-have photographic portrait of Toronto, featuring 100 exquisitely reproduced panoramic images from one of Canada's greatest photographers of place.For the last three years, acclaimed photographer Geoffrey James has stalked the parks and back streets of Canada's largest metropolis with his tripod and wide-angle panoramic camera, in search of the city's essence. Here is the Toronto we see but do not notice, captured in 100 exquisitely reproduced photographs, accompanied by a 4,000-word introduction from Mark Kingwell and extensive end notes from city historians and other noted experts.Toronto is a beautiful object. It comes with a wide format, real cloth cover, and photographs that are beautifully scanned and reproduced on extra heavy art paper to bring out all their panoramic glory. This will be a much desired gift for Torontonians and lovers of good photography. Publisher Description "Bloody amazing, brings Toronto alive as never before. Hogtown is dead. A shining metropolis lives." -- Peter C. Newman In the last sixty years, Toronto has been transformed from a provincial town to significant urban heavyweight. Few cities have experienced such sustained growth, and the packed streets of North Americas fourth-largest city are a far cry from the origins of the city as "Little York," which was comprised of the lieutenant-governors muddy tent --which he shared with his wife and many children -- and some barracks. Between then and now, fervent Orangemen have imposed strict morals on the growing provincial town, and an influx of immigrants changed the face of the city. Allan Levine delves into the character of a city that strives to balance urban development with the preservation of its distinct neighbourhoods, to maintain its status without losing its individuality. Its inhabitants have fought tooth and nail to prevent an expressway being built to the downtown core, have called in the army to clear the city of snow after a blizzard and consistently pack the Maple Leafs arena every game, win or lose, making the hockey team the most valuable franchise in the NHL. The city can also claim one of the first Canadian politicians to stand up for gay rights, a store owner who almost single-handedly preserved theatre in Toronto, and then theres Mayor Rob Ford... With the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroyds London and Colin Joness Paris so successful, Levines captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the citys present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public health, ethnic diversity and sports. Toronto invites readers to discover the citys lively spirit over four centuries and to wander purposefully through the citys many unique neighbourhoods, 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 Torontos collective identity. Author Biography Geoffrey James is an amateur historian of western religion. He is best known for his work on the life of John Dee, the court magician of Queen Elizabeth I. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of California, where he was a Rhodes Scholarship Candidate and elected Phi Beta Kappa. Details ISBN 1553652061 ISBN-13 9781553652069 Title Toronto Author Geoffrey James, Mark Kingwell Format Hardcover Year 2007 Pages 176 Publisher Greystone Books,Canada GE_Item_ID:19342370; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! 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