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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
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Toronto’s Ravines and Urban Forests

Their natural heritage and local history

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 … 200 View

Wanderlust

A Social History of Travel

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 … 312 View
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Acknowledgments and Floor Plans

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Foreword

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes how changes in government policy and community use over the last five years are influencing the health and welfare of Toronto’s natural heritage … 2 $0.20 Add
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Why Leave Home?

From: Wanderlust

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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 … 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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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 … 2 $0.20 Add
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Pilgrim’s Progress

From: Wanderlust

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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 … 18 $1.80 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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Chapter 1

Altona Forest

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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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 … 5 $0.50 Add
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From Poverty to Prosperity

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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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The Grand Tour

Where Modern Leisure Travel Began

From: Wanderlust

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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. 5 $0.50 Add
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Rouge Park

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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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 … 9 $0.90 Add
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Putting on the Ritz

Hotels and Other Homes Away from Home

From: Wanderlust

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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 … 29 $2.90 Add
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Colonel Danforth Park and Lower Highland Creek Parkk

From: Toronto's Ravines and Urban Forests

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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 … 5 $0.50 Add
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Going Down to the Sea in Ships

From: Wanderlust

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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 … 27 $2.70 Add