Reclaiming the Don
An Environmental History of Toronto's Don River Valley, Second Edition
- Paperback
332 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2024
Summary
A small river in a big city, the Don River is often overlooked when it comes to explaining Toronto’s growth. With Reclaiming the Don, Jennifer L. Bonnell unearths the missing story of the relationship between the river, the valley, and the city, from the establishment of the town of York in the 1790s to the construction of the Don Valley Parkway in the 1960s. Demonstrating how mosquito-ridden lowlands, frequent floods, and over-burdened municipal waterways shaped the city’s developme…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781487560409 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1487560400 |
| Author: | Jennifer L. Bonnell |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Imprint: | University of Toronto Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 332 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 24mm |
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“Michael Ondaatje would enjoy this beautiful history of Toronto’s Don valley: it explores a place he drew on for his own work and it shares his novels’ intensity of imagery.” - Gideon Forman (This Magazine)
About The Author
Jennifer L. Bonnell
Jennifer L. Bonnell is an associate professor in the Department of History at York University.
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