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Hamilton:

A People's History
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James Lorimer & Company, Oct 14, 2006 - History - 160 pages
Pioneers, soldiers, merchants, murderers, workers and bosses--all contributed to the colourful history of the tough, attractive city of Hamilton.

Popular historian Bill Freeman tells the story of the city from the time of its earliest habitation through the War of 1812, on to its heyday as a major manufacturing centre. The key roles that the railway and Hamilton's spectacular geography played in the city's development are fully described, and the many forceful personalities who shaped Hamilton's history are brought to life. Bill Freeman's lively account superbly balances social, political, and labour themes to give the reader a deep understanding of the city's past.

The product of extensive research, illustrated with over 200 contemporary and archival images, Hamilton: A People's History offers a vivid portrait of one of Ontario's most prosperous and appealing cities.
  

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User Review  - Raiveran Rabbit - Goodreads

A good regular book with succinct stories of pertinent facts and appropriate pictures. I loved seeing what Hamilton looked like as it grew, and I never realized it was such an interesting place in time! I really appreciate this book and don't regret buying it! Read full review

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Contents

FOREWORD
6
Chapter
26
Chapter Three
40
Chapter Four
63
Chapter Five
83
Chapter
110
Chapter Seven
138
Chapter Eight
156
Chapter Nine
176
INDEX
185
Copyright

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About the author (2006)

BILL FREEMAN is an award-winning historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Among his previous publications are Far from Home: Canadians in the First World War, which he co-authored with Richard Nielsen; A Magical Place: Toronto Island and Its People, winner of a Certificate of Commendation from Heritage Toronto in 2000; Casa Loma: Toronto's Fairy-Tale Castle and Its Owner Sir Henry Pellatt, which received the Heritage Toronto Award of Merit in 1999; Their Town: The Mafia, the Media and the Party Machine, a study of political power in Hamilton co-authored with Marsha Hewitt; and 1005: Political Life in a Union Local. Bill Freeman is also a popular children's author who has won the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for "a body of work" and a Canada Council Award for Juvenile Literature.

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