| No Place More Suitable: Four Centuries of Montreal Stories Contributor(s): Kalbfleisch, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550655124 ISBN-13: 9781550655124 Publisher: Vehicule Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General |
| Dewey: 971.427 |
| LCCN: 2018410550 |
| Series: Dossier Quebec |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.70 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For centuries Montreal reigned as Canada's most beguiling city. Inspired by the pages of the Gazette, Canada's oldest daily newspaper (founded in 1778), here are seventy-five true tales to inspire, amuse, horrify and captivate. Stories include humourist Stephen Leacock's flinty bitterness at being forced into academic retirement; a boat race through downtown Montreal in the dead of winter; a duel sparked by a society ball; and city-wide celebrations marking the end of World War II. In No Place More Suitable, author John Kalbfleisch brings into colourful focus the full range of human endeavor, genius, hilarity, poignancy and sadness from over 350 years of life on the banks of the St. Lawrence. |