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Toronto: Natural Heritage / Dundurn, 2008. 310 pp, square large 8vo (9" x 9"). B&w photographs, reproductions, maps. "(A) treasure trove of stories - 'glorious and not-so-glorious' - embodying the history of the city of Belleville (Ontario) and its beautiful surroundings. Gerry Boyce, the dean of the area's historians, has done a masterful job of pulling together the best of Belleville's storied past, episode by episode, decade by decade: here one learns about the Native roots of the place, its debatable 'discovery' by Champlain, its hot-headed pre-Confederation politics, its involvement in Spiritualism in the 1850s and the spread of prostitution in the Victorian 1870s. Moving forward from the days of Susanna Moodie and Mackenzie Bowell, it provides an entertaining and probing stroll through the past 110 years, reminding readers of such national events as the sensational 1959 victory by the Belleville MacFarlands over the Russians at the World Amateur… Read More

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Toronto: Dundurn Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2008. Hardcover. 1554884128 . 312 p. 24 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Slight fading along board edges. Top edge of text block has moderate foxing. Tiny spot to front free endpaper. Other than the author's inscription, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has slight curling along the edges and is shelf rubbed. The reverse side is foxed, particularly along top and bottom. A history of the City of Belleville, Ontario. Illustrated with black and white archival photographs, maps and drawings. Inscribed by the author to Orland and Sylvia French, owners of Wallbridge Publishing, at the book's launch. .