William V. Uttley's outline of Kitchener's growth from the 1840's into 20th century [is] shot through with a reassuring consistency and integration of purpose .... The complex of life as we still know it--social freedom and social restraint, economy and ecology--has its genesis here in the account compiled by William Uttley. His work comes as close to a personal anecdotal history of the city as we can hope to retrieve, a spotted chronicle of a community that can never exist again, and one in which almost every reader will ...
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William V. Uttley's outline of Kitchener's growth from the 1840's into 20th century [is] shot through with a reassuring consistency and integration of purpose .... The complex of life as we still know it--social freedom and social restraint, economy and ecology--has its genesis here in the account compiled by William Uttley. His work comes as close to a personal anecdotal history of the city as we can hope to retrieve, a spotted chronicle of a community that can never exist again, and one in which almost every reader will find a point where past confronts present as nostalgia tugs against progress.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Revised edition. 454 pp., many photos, index, softcover. Tight, square copy with minimal wear. Owner's name inked out on first blank page.
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Very Good. Book Originally published in 1937. Includes introduction and biography of the author by Wilfrid Laurier University professor Gerald Noonan. Includes an 18 page name and subject index compiled by Joyce Lorimer. White pictorial wraps. 454 pages with archival photos, B&W illustrations & index. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Former owner's name on blank first page &minor yellowing to cover.
