When Edmonton Was Young
Edmonton, circa 1910, never thought of itself as small. The citizens were young, an unlikely concentration of resourceful individuals attracted from older places where they'd have to wait for middle age to be leaders. The young city comes alive in the stories they enjoyed telling on themselves as their budding metropolis remained stuck at the bud stage for half a century. These stories are chucklers, which may seem trifles, but add up to a warm, authentic portrait of Edmonton as it was, and in many ways, still is. Readers who enjoy Tony's previous books, such as Edmonton: Stories from the River City, are sure to love When Edmonton Was Young. Foreword by Leslie Latta-Guthrie.
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When Edmonton Was Young
Edmonton, circa 1910, never thought of itself as small. The citizens were young, an unlikely concentration of resourceful individuals attracted from older places where they'd have to wait for middle age to be leaders. The young city comes alive in the stories they enjoyed telling on themselves as their budding metropolis remained stuck at the bud stage for half a century. These stories are chucklers, which may seem trifles, but add up to a warm, authentic portrait of Edmonton as it was, and in many ways, still is. Readers who enjoy Tony's previous books, such as Edmonton: Stories from the River City, are sure to love When Edmonton Was Young. Foreword by Leslie Latta-Guthrie.
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When Edmonton Was Young

When Edmonton Was Young

When Edmonton Was Young

When Edmonton Was Young

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Overview

Edmonton, circa 1910, never thought of itself as small. The citizens were young, an unlikely concentration of resourceful individuals attracted from older places where they'd have to wait for middle age to be leaders. The young city comes alive in the stories they enjoyed telling on themselves as their budding metropolis remained stuck at the bud stage for half a century. These stories are chucklers, which may seem trifles, but add up to a warm, authentic portrait of Edmonton as it was, and in many ways, still is. Readers who enjoy Tony's previous books, such as Edmonton: Stories from the River City, are sure to love When Edmonton Was Young. Foreword by Leslie Latta-Guthrie.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780888645111
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Publication date: 06/26/2009
Pages: 172
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Popular historian Tony Cashman (1923-2024) was a long-time Edmontonian and author of some fifteen books on Alberta topics. He was a former broadcaster with CJCA and CKUA, and company historian and museum curator for Alberta Government Telephones.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

The Mayor of the South Side 1

Scout Number One 5

The Water Music 7

The Oldest Graduate 13

The Printer's Tale 17

And the Winner Is... 21

The Official Gazette 25

The Scariest Place in Town 29

Lady Aberdeen Plays Edmonton 35

Lady Aberdeenv-The Sequel 41

Mission Improbable 43

René Lemarchand 47

Glad Tidings 53

Fighting Joe Clarke: Mayor for the People 55

California Dreaming 61

The Brewer's Tale 63

The Man in the White Vest 69

When Old Strathcona Was Young 75

Laughing Off the Northwest Rebellion 81

How's Reg Lister? 85

Irish Occasions 91

The Curé of Partoutville 97

A Personal Family Postscript 101

The Dentist's Tale 103

The First Circus 107

Bylaw 1094 109

The Scots Boarding House 111

The Lawyer's Tale 115

Presgrave Winter's Tale 121

An Uphill Battle 125

The Diamond King 129

Dinny McGuire's Irishers 133

The Political Insider's Tale 137

Standing on Guard for the Arena 145

Index 153

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