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No place more suitable : four centuries of Montreal stories

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    Véhicule Press, 2018

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    2018
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    For centuries Montreal reigned as Canada's most beguiling city. Inspired by the pages of the Gazette, Canada's oldest daily newspaper (founded in 1778), here are seventy-five true tales to inspire, amuse, horrify and captivate. Stories include humourist Stephen Leacock's flinty bitterness at being forced into academic retirement; a boat race through downtown Montreal in the dead of winter; a duel sparked by a society ball; and city-wide celebrations marking the end of World War II. In No Place More Suitable, author John Kalbfleisch brings into colourful focus the full range of human endeavor, genius, hilarity, poignancy and sadness from over 350 years of life on the banks of the St. Lawrence.

    Subject(s): Manners and customs
    Original Publisher: Montréal, Québec, Canada, Véhicule Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781550655124, 1550655124