Toronto

by Allan Levine

With the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroyd s "London" and Colin Jones s "Paris" so successful, Levine s captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the city s present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public health, ethnic diversity and sports. "Toronto" invites readers to discover the city s lively spirit over four centuries and to wander purposefully through the city s many unique neighborhoods, where they can encounter the striking and peculiar characters who have inhabited them: the powerful and powerless, the entrepreneurs and the entertainers, and the moral and the corrupt, all of whom have contributed to Toronto s collective identity."

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Published December 17, 2014

About the author

Allan Levine was born in Winnipeg in 1956 and received a Ph.D. in history from the University of Toronto in 1985. He is the author of 10 non-fiction books that have examined a wide-range of political, social and economic issues. He has delved into Canadian, European, American and Jewish history. He has also published five historical mystery novels, including Evil of the Age and four books featuring Sam Klein. He has been freelancing articles and reviews for more than 30 years. He frequently contributes to the National Post and for the past six years has been writing a column for the Winnipeg Free Press, Now & Then, which looks at the history behind current events. In all of his work, he aims to bring the past alive and reflect on history's lessons.