Tourism

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Casa Loma Canada'’s Fairy-Tale Castle and Its Owner, Sir Henry Pellatt James Lorimer and Company	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, …	Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo	96	2016	View
Toronto’s Ravines and Urban Forests Their natural heritage and local history James Lorimer and Company	No matter where you are in Toronto, you are close to a ravine. In these often-hidden places you can find an astonishing diversity of birds, flowers, and trees. Jason Ramsay-Brown has spent twenty …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	200	2020	View
Wanderlust A Social History of Travel Goose Lane Editions	Where did passports come from? Why did 1930s stewardesses carry wrenches? And how did teetotalers shape the modern vacation? Wanderlust answers these questions and more, as author Laura Byrne …	Laura Byrne Paquet	312	2007	View
From Acknowledgments and Floor Plans From: Casa Loma View James Lorimer and Company		Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo	3	2016	$0.30 Add
From Why Leave Home? From: Wanderlust View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter One asks the question why we travel, especially leisure travel. The chapter examines the motivations behind travel, provides a brief history of travel and travellers, and explains the …	Laura Byrne Paquet	5	2007	$0.50 Add
From Introduction From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown defines Toronto’s ravines and urban forests as the city’s greatest civic treasure. He asserts that the definition of a "world class city" is …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	2	2020	$0.20 Add
From Pilgrim’s Progress From: Wanderlust View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Two examines the experiences of travellers on pilgrimages and pilgrims as the first tourists. The chapter explores the pilgrims of the ancient world, early Christian pilgrims, Rome as …	Laura Byrne Paquet	18	2007	$1.80 Add
From Walking Tour From: Casa Loma View James Lorimer and Company	A walking tour of the castle and grounds	Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo	49	2016	$4.90 Add
From Altona Forest From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Altona Forest, an ecologically-rich natural area in the Petticoat Creek watershed on the border of Pickering and Toronto. He uses Altona to reflect upon …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	5	2020	$0.50 Add
From From Poverty to Prosperity From: Casa Loma View James Lorimer and Company	1859 – 1889. Looks at Henry Mill Pellatt and recounts his early toronto days, young man in a hurry, Rifleman Pellatt, Pellatt the Plunger	Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo	7	2016	$0.70 Add
From The Grand Tour Where Modern Leisure Travel Began From: Wanderlust View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Three examines the history of the Grand Tour. The chapter explores how the Grand Tour, an aristocratic rite of passage, transformed into the early version of modern leisure travel.	Laura Byrne Paquet	5	2007	$0.50 Add
From Putting on the Ritz Hotels and Other Homes Away from Home From: Wanderlust View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Four focuses on hotels, inns, and other homes one uses while traveling. The chapter explores the history of hotels dating back to 1500 BC in Crete, to Roman Villa’s, Middle Eastern …	Laura Byrne Paquet	29	2007	$2.90 Add
From Rouge Park From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown introduces Rouge National Urban Park, one of Toronto’s largest natural areas, which dominates some 13 per cent of the Rouge River watershed. He describes how …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	9	2020	$0.90 Add
From Colonel Danforth Park and Lower Highland Creek Parkk From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests View James Lorimer and Company	Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Colonel Danforth and Lower Highland Creek Parks, located in Toronto’s Highland Creek watershed. He uses these parks to introduce local native fungi …	Jason Ramsay-Brown	5	2020	$0.50 Add
From Going Down to the Sea in Ships From: Wanderlust View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Five explores the history of sea travel and ships as methods of transportation. The chapter begins with the Greeks and Roman sailing across the Mediterranean world, charter ships of the …	Laura Byrne Paquet	27	2007	$2.70 Add
From All Aboard Our Enduring Love Affair with Trains From: Wanderlust View Goose Lane Editions	Chapter Six examines trains and transportation by rail. The chapter explores the invention of trains, trains as connectors of the masses across the big countries of Canada and America, the …	Laura Byrne Paquet	25	2007	$2.50 Add

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