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Transportation History

From Horse Power to Horsepower

Toronto: 1890-1930

by (author) Mike Filey

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jul 1996
Category
History, Pictorial, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550022001
    Publish Date
    Jul 1996
    List Price
    $16.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459717732
    Publish Date
    Jul 1996
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

From the 1890s through the 1920s, as horse gave way to machine, the look of Toronto and the lifestyles of its inhabitants were irrevocably altered. From Horse Power to Horsepower is a pictorial history of the vehicles of the era.

About the author

Mike Filey was born in Toronto in 1941. He has written more than two dozen books on various facets of Toronto's past and for more than 35 years has contributed a popular column, "The Way We Were," to the Toronto Sunday Sun. His Toronto Sketches series is more popular now than ever before.

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Editorial Reviews

"For those interested in Toronto's past, From Horse Power to Horsepower is a good edition to an existing collection."

The Toronto Sun