"A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters-the so-called "Pullmen" of the Canadian rail lines. The actions and spirit of these men helped define Canada as a nation in surprising ways, effecting race relations, human rights…
"A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters-the so-called "Pullmen" of the Canadian rail lines. The actions and spirit of these men helped define Canada as a nation in surprising ways, effecting race relations, human rights…
A historical work that chronicles the little-known true stories of black railway porters - the so-called "Pullmen" of the rail lines.
"A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters-the so-called "Pullmen" of the Canadian rail lines. The actions and spirit of these men helped define Canada as a nation in surprising ways, effecting race relations, human rights…
"[Eleanor's] sense of respect, her tact, her utter lack of obsequiousness ... and her uncanny ability to ask difficult questions ... have endeared her to readers and listeners."--Carol Shields Eleanor Wachtel is one of the English-speaking world's most respected interviewers. Th…
"Eleanor Wachtel is one of the English-speaking world's most respected interviewers. This book, celebrating her show's twenty-five-year anniversary, presents her best conversations from the show, including Jonathan Franzen, Alice Munro, J.M. Coetzee, Zadie Smith, W.G. Sebald, To…
"In the early 1900s, a series of small communities with modest industries was transformed, into a large, rapidly expanding industrial centre. By the end of the 1920s, the Border Cities had emerged as the eighth largest urban conglomeration in Canada, home to the nation's fourth …
A second volume of Windsor's early history, from the turn of the 20th century to the end of WWII
"In the early 1900s, a series of small communities with modest industries was transformed, into a large, rapidly expanding industrial centre. By the end of the 1920s, the Border Cities had emerged as the eighth largest urban conglomeration in Canada, home to the nation's fourth …
