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City Unique
Author | : William Weintraub |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105019569768 |
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Montreal in the 1940s and '50s was Canada's largest, richest, most vibrant and colourful city. It was, at the end of those prosperous decades, "bursting at the seams," still growing, still far ahead of Toronto. No one then could foresee the rise of Quebec separatism, which would cripple the city, and send it into its long decline. In "City Unique, William Weintraub introduces the reader to many of the extraordinary characters who gave Montreal its singular flavour. They include Camillien Houde, the mayor who was interned during the war for advocating treason; Lili St. Cyr, the ultimate striptease artiste, who mesmerized men and boys; Maurice Duplessis, the dictatorial premier who could evict individuals from their homes if he suspected they were communist; Harry Ship, the czar of illegal gambling dens; and Anna Beauchamp, the flamboyant madam who operated a string of at least a dozen brothels. Montreal was a "wide-open town," the vice capital of Canada, where the amply bribed police and politicians connived to resist all attempts at reform. But two crusaders, Pacifique Plante and Jean Drapeau, were determined to clean up the city and Weintraub gives a lively account of their battle with the vice lords. During the era, far-reaching changes took place within the communities that comprised Montreal's three solitudes - the English, the French, and the Jewish - and the author examines their effects. He also describes the city's passionate ideologues, both communist and fascist, their struggles and changing fortunes in the aftermath of the Second World War. He examines, too, the emergence of a generation of novelists, playwrights and poets, including Hugh MacLennan, Gabrielle Roy, Irving Layton and others who set a new standard for Canadian literature. The 1940s and '50s were a unique period, different from everything that came before - the Great Depression, the lingering stuffiness of the Edwardian era - and different from the period that followed - signaled by Quebec's Quiet Revolution. It was a pivotal, momentous time. William Weintraub, writing with indignation and affection, brings the Montreal of his youth vividly, entertainingly and wittily to life in this extraordinary book.
The Montreal Forties
Author | : Brian Trehearne |
Publsiher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 0802044522 |
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During WWII, a number of Canadian poets converged on Montreal and rewrote the story of modern English-Canadian poetry. The book discusses the four major English-Canadian poets to emerge in the 40s; PK Page, AM Klein, Irving Layton and Louis Dudek.
The Forties
Author | : Mary E. Sterling |
Publsiher | : Teacher Created Resources |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781576900260 |
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The Last Forty Years
Author | : John Charles Dent |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 750 |
Release | : 1881 |
Genre | : Canada |
ISBN | : UOM:39015070240836 |
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Memorial of the Union Merchants Exchange of St Louis to the Forty third Congress of the United States
Author | : Union Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis (Saint Louis, Mo.) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1874 |
Genre | : Mississippi River Region |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433019046980 |
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The Last Forty Years
Author | : J.C. Dent |
Publsiher | : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 1972-01-01 |
Genre | : Canada |
ISBN | : 9780773595347 |
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Forty Days with the Thirty Nine Articles of Religion
Author | : Robert G. W. Langmaid |
Publsiher | : BPS Books |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781927483442 |
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Are the 39 Articles of Religion of the Church of England a dusty relic of the 16th century, or do they form a statement that is ideally suited to strengthen and unify Anglican Christians in their faith? Langmaid argues that the latter is the case.
Twenty seventh Forty seventh Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 964 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Fisheries |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433006550085 |
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