310 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs, reproductions. 3 maps - one on inside of dust jacket, 2 in book (1 folds out). "The purpose of this book is to tell the story of Toronto from its earliest days to the present: to describe its character at each stage of growth, how it changed, and why." Contents: Preface; Illustrations; A place in search of a purpose; The birth of a town; War and reconstruction; Government and governed; Urban supremacy; Provincial capital; Pride and prejudice; Progress and poverty; The end of an era; Problems of greatness; Life in Metropolitan Toronto; Toronto's realm; Notes; Bibliography; Picture and map credits; Index. Minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has been price-clipped, has minor edge wear/wrinkling, tiny dent on rear hinge.

William  Allan,  Art,  William  Warren  Baldwin,  George  Brown,  Canals,  Chewett,  Chruch  Of  England,  City  Hall,  Toronto,  Ontario,  Local  History,  Education,  Exhibitions,  Finance,  Fire  Control,  Fur  Trade,  Health,  Cholera,  Hospitals,  Hotels,  Houses,  Humber  River,  Immigration,  Immigrants,  Insurance,  William  Jarvis,  Kingston,  Labour,  Libraries,  Lighting,  Local  Government,  William  Lyon  Mackenzie,  Markets,  Military  Reserve,  Morals,  Music,  Newspapers,  Orange  Order,  Parks,  Planning,  Population,  Railways,  Religion,  Retail  Trade,  Roads,  St  .  James'  Schools,  Tariff,  Taxation,  Harbour,  Portage,  Transportation,  University  Of  Toronto,  War  1812,  Water  Supply,  Welfare,  Alexander  Wood.