The Orillia spirit : an illustrated history of Orillia / Randy Richmond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richmond, R. Randolph, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orillia (Ont.)--History.

Orillia (Ont.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario ; Oxford : Dundurn Press Limited, [1996]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Orillia Spirit tells the history of the city through the stories of its people.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; A Grand Vision; A Forgotten Village; What's in a Name? In Orillia, Confusion; An Inevitable Clash; From Hotel to Asylum; A Country with Nothing but Trees; The Lumber Boom; The Couchiching Hotel; The Dry Days Begin; Canada's First Medical Plan; Steaming into Legend; Orillia Churches; The Orillia Spirit; Hale and Hearty; A Motoring Adventure; A Fairy-Tale Ending; King Ben; ""All Mussed Up""; Ice Industry; The Finest Position in the Dominion; Chasing after Rum-Runners and Nazis; Anything Was Possible; Like Wheat before the Scythe; A Leacockian Tale

The Centre a Community BuiltSome Dreams Just Won't Die; The Long Wait for a Drink; Fishing for a Country Mythology; Big City Dreams, Small Town Reality; A Smaller Dream; The House that Love Built; The Opera House Scandal; The End of Expansion; The Spirit Returns; Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611962432

9786612809019

9781281962430

1281962430

9781554883431

1554883431

9781282809017

1282809016

9781770700772

1770700773

OCLC:

288137504