Fifty Tales of Toronto

Donald Jones

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Fifty Tales of Toronto

Donald Jones

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1992

About this book

Donald Jones' 'Historic Toronto' column in the Star has proved one of the city's most widely read newspaper features. Now for the first time he has gathered together some of his personal favourites. The result is a richly entertaining collage of amazing and amusing tales of the city and its people.

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Jones Donald :

Donald Jones (1924-1999) was a Star columnist and historian. He wrote nearly 1000 stories of Toronto in the Star over the years. For his articles and his walking tours he received a Toronto Historical Board Award of Merit and a Heritage Canada Award.

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History Regional and National History North America Canada

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Preface
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1. Monumental murals recall the pageantry of Canada
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2. The royal opening of a 'royal' museum
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3. Two bronze cannon in Queen's Park recall Canada's greatest military heroes
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4. The 'loaded' story of Canada's first airmail flight
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5. Roger Sheaffe and 'the most dramatic day in Toronto's history'
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6. Anne Powell's fatal love affair
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7. Kit Coleman: the world's first woman war correspondent
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8. The mysterious visitor who truly founded the ROM's Chinese collection
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9. 'Caverhill': treasure of Rosedale
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10. The teen-age triumphs of the legendary Kathleen Parlow
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11. Sarah Bernhardt's 'scandalous' performance in Toronto
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12. La Salle: the epic tragedy of one of the world's heroes
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13. Was the founder of Upper Canada College the true hero of the Battle of Waterloo?
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14. Oscar Wilde in Toronto
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15. The violinist from Vienna who founded the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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16. The epic tale of the Scottish Highlanders and Toronto's first Roman Catholic church
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17 The blind young veteran who founded the CNIB
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18. The Toronto nurse who changed her name and became Elizabeth Arden
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19. Béa Lillie: 'The funniest woman in the world'
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20. Why Mackenzie King built a replica of Pasteur's tomb in Toronto
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21. The true story behind Charles Dickens' visit to Toronto
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22. How Leo Tolstoy and a Toronto professor brought the Doukhobors to Canada
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23. The Grange: an architectural treasure
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24. The extraordinary story of a dog named Beautiful Joe
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25. The international (and surprising) tale of Mrs Morrison's opera house
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26. The Reverend John Strachan's grand deception
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27. Bernard Lonergan: perhaps the finest philosopher of the 20th century
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28. Canada's Margaret Anglin: 'one of America's greatest actresses
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29. How a beloved 'dictator' built the Hospital for Sick Children
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30. The man who founded the Canadian Opera Company
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31. The Toronto riots of 1832 and William Lyon Mackenzie's 'greatest moment'
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32. The forgotten story of a Frans Hals masterpiece
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33. Egerton Ryerson and a famous letter to the editor
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34. The choir that wouldn't die
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35. How a world-famous statue of Peter Pan came to Toronto
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36. The man who helped Sigmund Freud escape from the Gestapo
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37. Canada's first black doctor: a hero of the American Civil War
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38. Did Captain Roy Brown really kill the Red Baron?
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39. The actor who became governor-general
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40. The first forester of the New World
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41. The mystery surrounding Prince George's death
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42. The sculptor who designed Canada's 'caribou' quarter and 'Bluenose' dime
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43. Dr Tupper, Sir John, and the 'picnics' that changed Canada's history
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44. Miss Deeks' notorious lawsuit against H.G. Wells
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45. The man who raised Canada's first Red Cross flag
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46. The monument to Fort Rouillé where the city of Toronto truly began
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47. Frederick Denison and the valiant effort to save 'Chinese' Gordon
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48. The subject of one of history's most romantic utterances finds a home in Toronto
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49. Toronto's first book of photographs reveals an almost unknown city
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50. The maple tree that stands as a memorial to 5,000 heroes
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Credits
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Index
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December 15, 1992

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Fifty Tales of Toronto

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. Monumental murals recall the pageantry of Canada

2. The royal opening of a 'royal' museum

3. Two bronze cannon in Queen's Park recall Canada's greatest military heroes

4. The 'loaded' story of Canada's first airmail flight

5. Roger Sheaffe and 'the most dramatic day in Toronto's history'

6. Anne Powell's fatal love affair

7. Kit Coleman: the world's first woman war correspondent

8. The mysterious visitor who truly founded the ROM's Chinese collection

9. 'Caverhill': treasure of Rosedale

10. The teen-age triumphs of the legendary Kathleen Parlow

11. Sarah Bernhardt's 'scandalous' performance in Toronto

12. La Salle: the epic tragedy of one of the world's heroes

13. Was the founder of Upper Canada College the true hero of the Battle of Waterloo?

14. Oscar Wilde in Toronto

15. The violinist from Vienna who founded the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

16. The epic tale of the Scottish Highlanders and Toronto's first Roman Catholic church

17 The blind young veteran who founded the CNIB

18. The Toronto nurse who changed her name and became Elizabeth Arden

19. Béa Lillie: 'The funniest woman in the world'

20. Why Mackenzie King built a replica of Pasteur's tomb in Toronto

21. The true story behind Charles Dickens' visit to Toronto

22. How Leo Tolstoy and a Toronto professor brought the Doukhobors to Canada

23. The Grange: an architectural treasure

24. The extraordinary story of a dog named Beautiful Joe

25. The international (and surprising) tale of Mrs Morrison's opera house

26. The Reverend John Strachan's grand deception

27. Bernard Lonergan: perhaps the finest philosopher of the 20th century

28. Canada's Margaret Anglin: 'one of America's greatest actresses

29. How a beloved 'dictator' built the Hospital for Sick Children

30. The man who founded the Canadian Opera Company

31. The Toronto riots of 1832 and William Lyon Mackenzie's 'greatest moment'

32. The forgotten story of a Frans Hals masterpiece

33. Egerton Ryerson and a famous letter to the editor

34. The choir that wouldn't die

35. How a world-famous statue of Peter Pan came to Toronto

36. The man who helped Sigmund Freud escape from the Gestapo

37. Canada's first black doctor: a hero of the American Civil War

38. Did Captain Roy Brown really kill the Red Baron?

39. The actor who became governor-general

40. The first forester of the New World

41. The mystery surrounding Prince George's death

42. The sculptor who designed Canada's 'caribou' quarter and 'Bluenose' dime

43. Dr Tupper, Sir John, and the 'picnics' that changed Canada's history

44. Miss Deeks' notorious lawsuit against H.G. Wells

45. The man who raised Canada's first Red Cross flag

46. The monument to Fort Rouillé where the city of Toronto truly began

47. Frederick Denison and the valiant effort to save 'Chinese' Gordon

48. The subject of one of history's most romantic utterances finds a home in Toronto

49. Toronto's first book of photographs reveals an almost unknown city

50. The maple tree that stands as a memorial to 5,000 heroes

Credits

Index

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