Opportunity Road Yonge Street 1860-1939

Name: Opportunity Road Yonge Street 1860-1939
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ISBN: 9781896219158

ISBN-10: 1896219152

ISBN-13: 9781896219158

Edition: 1996

Authors: F. R. Berchem

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This important original work with stylish illustrations by the author/artist F.R. (Hamish) Berchem, promises to be a worthy sequel to his earlier book on Yonge Street, The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860 (now out of print).The fascinating story of Yonge Street has involved an endless array of memorable personalities including the young reporter Charles Dickens; publisher J. Ross Robertson; successful Scots merchants John MacDonald, John Catto, Robert Simpson and Irishman Timothy Eaton; coal and wood merchant Elias Rogers; Hessian officer Frederic, Baron de Hoen; theatre magnate Ambrose Small; and soldier, financier, philanthropist Major General Sir Henry Pellatt.This is also the story of some…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Natural Heritage/Natural History, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Scottish-born F.R. "Hamish" Berchem sailed in submarines with the Royal Navy before transferring to the Royal Canadian Navy. He was Commanding Officer, HMCS "York", Toronto, from 1970 to 1973. He has honours and masters degrees in history and English from the University of Toronto and has taught high school at Don Mills and Bathurst Heights Collegiates in North York. He is a skilled painter in watercolour and has had several one-man shows. He is also the author of "Ships in Bottles".