Tourism
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From  L’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  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  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 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 |
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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 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 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 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 PRESENT DAYFrom: Casa Loma |
The castle today | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 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 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 The Future of TravelFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Thirteen as the conclusion reflects on the future of travel. The chapter explores topics including traveling to space, green tourism, and the value of travel. | Laura Byrne Paquet | 7 | 2007 | $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 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 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 |
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 … | 200 | View |
