Entrée principale:

Morgan, Carl.

Titre et auteur:

Birth of a city / Carl Morgan.

Publication:

Tecumseh, Ont. : TraveLife, c1991.

Description:

x, 104 p. : ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references: p. 101-102.
Part One: The romance of Windsor; 1892: the way we were; First mayor of the city; A new city is born; Party time in '92.
Part Two: The early years; A time of birth, growth and glory; Duff-Baby House; François Baby House; War of 1812 started here; Dean and Hancock; The day they named it Windsor; Variety of early names; Battle of Windsor.
Part Three: The changing times; Stagecoach to steam engine; Thousands of slaves find freedom; Black activists of the 1800s; Churches comforted Blacks; The day the trains arrived; Steam ferries; A college was born; St. Mary's Academy; Flames: the ultimate scourge; Hotel Dieu.
Part Four: Upstream/downstream; Walkerville to Sandwich; Sandwich town; Murderer or horse thief beware! A prime minister's legacy; St. John's first pastor; "The most valuable water in the world."

ISBN:

1895305020 (bound) :
9781895305029
1895305039 (pbk.) :
9781895305036

Sujet:

Wellington (N.Z.) History.
Windsor (Ont.) History.
Windsor (Ont.) Pictorial works.
Windsor (Ont.) Histoire.
Windsor (Ont.) Ouvrages illustrés.
Ontario Windsor
Canada, Ontario, Essex, Windsor History.

Classification/genre:

History
Illustrated works

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main canada 289673
Cote: FC3099.W56 M6 1991
Statut: Disponible