Bill Freeman

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Casa Loma

Canada'’s Fairy-Tale Castle and Its Owner, Sir Henry Pellatt

In this fifth edition, with new photography showing Casa Loma in its newly restored state, Bill Freeman takes readers on a tour of every significant room in this dramatic hillside castle, … ; 96 View

Their Town

The Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine

This book is a classic of its kind — a no-holds-barred portrait of Hamilton civic life in the 1970s. The focus is on power — and the powerful. On the surface, power was wielded by the … ; 166 View
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Acknowledgments and Floor Plans

From: Casa Loma

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Introduction

Hamilton Politics and the Ideology of Business

From: Their Town

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An introduction to the core ideas behind this book. ; 5 $0.50 Add
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Walking Tour

From: Casa Loma

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A walking tour of the castle and grounds ; 49 $4.90 Add
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Business Control in a Working Class Town

From: Their Town

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Examines how local government is structured and explains how business interests have managed to capture and hold political power in what is basically a working class town. 10 $1.00 Add
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From Poverty to Prosperity

From: Casa Loma

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1859 – 1889. Looks at Henry Mill Pellatt and recounts his early toronto days, young man in a hurry, Rifleman Pellatt, Pellatt the Plunger ; 7 $0.70 Add
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PELLATT THE PROMOTER

From: Casa Loma

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1880 – 1910. Looks at Pellatt as a finance capitalist, electric power for the people and his road from prosperity to wealth ; 7 $0.70 Add
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THE BUSINESS OF SOLDIERING

From: Casa Loma

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1895 – 1910. The social life, Pellatt as a colonel, to aldershot for the empire ; 7 $0.70 Add
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THE CASTLE ON THE HILL

From: Casa Loma

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1905 – 1914. The design and build of the castle ; 8 $0.80 Add
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The Hamilton Mob and the Politics of Organized Crime

From: Their Town

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The study of organized crime in the city describes how a group of men have been able to develop a criminal empire that ruthlessly exploits the public while at the same time having politicians … 16 $1.60 Add
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Independence or Control

Ten Years at The Spectator

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The study of Hamilton’s one newspaper in the fourth chapter illustrates how the policies of a large business organization can lead to a more vigorous and critical local political life, but … ; 10 $1.00 Add
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THE DREAM SHATTERS

From: Casa Loma

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1910 – 1926. The downfall of Casa Loma and the descent into fading ; 8 $0.80 Add
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Selling Out

The Story of the Victoria Park Community Organization

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The third chapter, focussing on a community organization, shows the possibilities of this form of organization for realizing the potential political power of working-class and middle-class … 11 $1.10 Add