The Second Greatest Disappointment
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The Second Greatest Disappointment
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Author : Karen Dubinsky
language : en
Publisher: Between The Lines
Release Date : 1999
The Second Greatest Disappointment written by Karen Dubinsky and has been published by Between The Lines this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
A lively and wide-ranging work on the history of the North American honeymoon, and, of necessity, the tourist industry at Niagara Falls. Dubinsky charts the growth of Niagara Falls as a tourist destination from the 1850s to the 1960s and explains how it acquired its reputation as the "Honeymoon Capital of the World." Ultimately, the author asks: Of all the ways to promote a waterfall, why honeymoons? Winner of the 2000 Albert B. Corey prize from the Canadian Historical Association and the American Historical Association for the best book in Canadian-American history.
The Second Greatest Disappointment
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Author : Karen Dubinsky
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999-01-01
The Second Greatest Disappointment written by Karen Dubinsky and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Budinsky addresses a simple question: of all the ways to promote a waterfall as a tourist destination, why honeymoons? For two cent. Niagara Falls has attracted tourists from around the world. After a visit in 1882 Oscar Wilde sardonically declared that the Falls must be the second greatest disappointment in Amer. married life. Wilde was responding to the peculiar relationship between heterosexuality, the honeymoon, & the Falls. Explores what it was like not just to visit the Falls but to live & work behind the mists of such celebrity. From Victorian marriage manuals to Marilyn Monroe (& the movie Niagara) she treats the Falls not only as a metaphor & icon, but also as a real place, populated by real people who helped to shape its cultural meaning. B&W illus.
Creating Colonial Pasts
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Author : Cecilia Morgan
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
Creating Colonial Pasts written by Cecilia Morgan and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with History categories.
Creating Colonial Pasts explores the creation of history and memory in Southern Ontario through the experience of its inhabitants, especially those who took an active role in the preservation and writing of Ontario's colonial past: the founder of the Niagara Historical Society, Janet Carnochan; twentieth-century Six Nations historians Elliott Moses and Milton Martin; and Celia B. File, high-school teacher and historian of Mary Brant. Examining the grand narratives of colonial Ontario the Loyalists, the War of 1812, and the creation of settler society Cecilia Morgan argues that place played an important role in shaping memory and narrative in locations such as Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Six Nations territory at the Grand River, and the Mohawk community at Tyendinaga. Illuminating the pivotal role of women and Indigenous people in historical commemoration and uncovering the existence of a lively and interconnected circle of historians and heritage activists in late nineteenth and twentieth-century Ontario, Creating Colonial Pasts is a virtuoso study of history-making.
Symbols Of Canada
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Author : Michael Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Between the Lines
Release Date : 2018-10-23
Symbols Of Canada written by Michael Dawson and has been published by Between the Lines this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-23 with Social Science categories.
From Timbits to totem poles, Canada is boiled down to its syrupy core in symbolic forms that are reproduced not only on t-shirts, television ads, and tattoos but in classrooms, museums, and courtrooms too. They can be found in every home and in every public space. They come in many forms, from objects—like the red-uniformed Mountie, the maple leaf, and the beaver—to concepts—like free healthcare, peacekeeping, and saying “eh?”. But where did these symbols come from, what do they mean, and how have their meanings changed over time? Symbols of Canada gives us the real and surprising truth behind the most iconic Canadian symbols revealing their contentious and often contested histories. With over 100 images, this book thoroughly explores Canada’s true self while highlighting the unexpected twists and turns that have marked each symbol’s history.
Cinderella Dreams
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Author : Cele C. Otnes
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-10-17
Cinderella Dreams written by Cele C. Otnes and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-17 with Social Science categories.
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Winnipeg Beach
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Author : Dale Barbour
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
Release Date : 2012-06-08
Winnipeg Beach written by Dale Barbour and has been published by Univ. of Manitoba Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-08 with History categories.
During the first half of the twentieth century, Winnipeg Beach proudly marketed itself as the Coney Island of the West. Located just north of Manitoba’s bustling capital, it drew 40,000 visitors a day and served as an important intersection between classes, ethnic communities, and perhaps most importantly, between genders. In Winnipeg Beach, Dale Barbour takes us into the heart of this turn-of-the-century resort area and introduces us to some of the people who worked, played and lived in the resort. Through photographs, interviews, and newspaper clippings he presents a lively history of this resort area and its surprising role in the evolution of local courtship and dating practices, from the commoditization of the courting experience by the Canadian Pacific Railway's “Moonlight Specials,” through the development of an elaborate amusement area that encouraged public dating, and to its eventual demise amid the moral panic over sexual behaviour during the 1950s and ‘60s.
Power And Everyday Practices Second Edition
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Author : Deborah Brock
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2019
Power And Everyday Practices Second Edition written by Deborah Brock and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Social Science categories.
Rather than view social inequality as a problem for marginalized populations, Power and Everyday Practices turns the spotlight on the ways power and privilege are produced and reproduced in our everyday worlds
Fixing Niagara Falls
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Author : Daniel Macfarlane
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2020-09-01
Fixing Niagara Falls written by Daniel Macfarlane and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Since the late nineteenth century, Niagara Falls has been heavily engineered to generate energy behind a flowing façade designed to appeal to tourists. Fixing Niagara Falls reveals the technological feats and cross-border politics that facilitated the transformation of one of the most important natural sites in North America. Daniel Macfarlane shows how this natural wonder is essentially a tap: huge tunnels around the reconfigured Falls channel the waters of the Niagara River, which ebb and flow according to the tourism calendar. This book offers a unique interdisciplinary and transborder perspective on how the Niagara landscape embodies the power of technology and nature.
100 Essential Silent Film Comedies
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Author : James Roots
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-05-11
100 Essential Silent Film Comedies written by James Roots and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-11 with Performing Arts categories.
This book celebrates 100 significant silent film comedies from around the globe, including The Circus, The General, Safety Last, and Steamboat Bill Jr. Each entry contains information about the cast and crew, production details, DVD availability, and an explanation of why the film is essential viewing.
Try To Control Yourself
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Author : Dan Malleck
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2012-05-10
Try To Control Yourself written by Dan Malleck and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-10 with History categories.
The prohibition era of gangsters and bootleggers has captured our imagination. But what happened when the government turned the taps back on? Dan Malleck shows that, contrary to popular belief, post-prohibition Ontario was an age when the government struggled to please both the “wets” and the “dries.” Rather than pandering to temperance groups, officials sought to define and promote manageable drinking spaces in which citizens would follow the rules of proper drinking and foster self-control. Post-prohibition liquor control was not a restrictive regulatory force but rather something more pragmatic – a bureaucratic attempt to balance temperance with recognition that prohibition was unsustainable.