Tourism
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From  All AboardOur Enduring Love Affair with Trains From: Wanderlust |
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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From  NEW! Chapter 4East Point Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes East Point Park and its Bird Sanctuary, overlooking Lake Ontario from atop Toronto’s Scarborough Bluffs. He outlines the impressive diversity of … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 5Gates Gully |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown uses Gates Gully (Belamy Ravine), which cleaves through the Scarborough Bluffs, to illustrate how local history, natural heritage, art, and culture intersect … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 8 | 2020 | $0.80 Add |
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From On the RoadFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Seven focus on travel by the ancient roads to modern highway systems. The chapter begins with ancient roads, the silk road, the art of cartography in Europe and its development of roads … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 29 | 2007 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 6Warden Woods Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Warden Woods, an important ecological and geological area located in Toronto’s Taylor-Massey Creek sub-watershed. He addresses issues of natural … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From Flight PatternsA Century of Air Travel From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Eight examines the history of air travel. The chapter follows air travel from the invention of flight to the development of aviation, early airlines, rise of Pan Am, types of air crafts, … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 34 | 2007 | $3.40 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 7Taylor Creek Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Taylor Creek Park, a historically-important and high-use recreational park located in Toronto’s Taylor-Massey Creek sub-watershed. He illustrates how … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From  PRESENT DAYFrom: Casa Loma |
The castle today | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 Add |
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From To Your HealthSpas and Other Cures From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Nine focuses on traveling for one’s health. The chapter explorers the creation of spas and resorts for health, including roman baths, health spas and springs in the Middle Ages, … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 12 | 2007 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 8Glen Stewart Ravine |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Glen Stewart Ravine in Toronto’s Beach neighbourhood and the genetically-valuable population of red oak (quercus rubra) it supports. He illustrates … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
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From If You Build It, They Will Come: Resorts and Theme ParksFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Ten explores the history of Resorts and Theme Parks. The chapter discusses topics including the birth of seaside resorts, holiday camps, ski resorts, Disneyland, shopping centres and malls. | Laura Byrne Paquet | 15 | 2007 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 9L'Amoreaux North Park and Passmore Forest |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown uses L’Amoreaux North Park and Passmore Forest, located in Toronto’s Highland Creek watershed, to illustrate how the growth of the city has impacted both … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Well-Packed BagDon’t Forget Your . . . From: Wanderlust |
Chapter Eleven focuses on the invention of travel guides and guidebooks. The chapter explores the art of travel accounts in various forms of literature from early Christian pilgrims to guidebooks … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 30 | 2007 | $3.00 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 10Terraview Park and Willowfield Gardens Park |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Terraview and Willowfield Gardens Parks, located near the artificial headwaters of Taylor-Massey Creek, and focal point for Toronto’s fledgling … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
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From The Business of TravelFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Twelve examines the business of travel. The chapter explores topics including the money from travellers/tourists, from the grand tour to the postwar boom in travel, marketing of town or … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 26 | 2007 | $2.60 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 11Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve and Milne Hollow, located in Toronto’s Don River watershed. He celebrates the historic contributions made by … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 7 | 2020 | $0.70 Add |
