Tourism
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Casa LomaCanada'’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, … | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 96 | 2016 | View |
 NEW! Toronto’s Ravines and Urban ForestsTheir 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 … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 200 | 2020 | View |
 WanderlustA 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 … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 312 | 2007 | View |
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From Acknowledgments and Floor PlansFrom: Casa Loma |
- | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Foreword |
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 … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From Why Leave Home?From: Wanderlust |
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 |
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From NEW! Introduction |
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 |
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From Pilgrim’s ProgressFrom: Wanderlust |
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 |
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From Walking TourFrom: Casa Loma |
A walking tour of the castle and grounds | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 49 | 2016 | $4.90 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 1Altona Forest |
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 |
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From From Poverty to ProsperityFrom: Casa Loma |
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 |
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From The Grand TourWhere Modern Leisure Travel Began From: Wanderlust |
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 |
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From NEW! Chapter 2Rouge Park |
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 |
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From Putting on the RitzHotels and Other Homes Away from Home From: Wanderlust |
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 |
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From NEW! Chapter 3Colonel Danforth Park and Lower Highland Creek Parkk |
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 |
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From Going Down to the Sea in ShipsFrom: Wanderlust |
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 |
