The Belgians in Ontario a history /

The Belgians in Ontario chronicles more than 300 years of Belgian presence in Ontario, beginning with Father Louis Hennepin, the Recollet missionary who accompanied La Salle on his explorations. This book examines the contributions of the Belgian community in a diverse range of activities including...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Magee, Joan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : Dundurn Press, 1987.
Temas:
Belgians > Ontario > History.
Social History.
Europe.
Belges > Ontario > Histoire.
HISTORY > General.
Belgians.
Ontario.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; I: ORIGINS; II: BEGINNINGS; III: BEET WORKERS; IV: CROSSING THE BORDER; V: THE CAPUCHINS OF BLENHEIM; VI: GREEN GOLD; VII: WORLD WAR II AND POST-WAR IMMIGRATION, 1946-1961; VIII: A FLOURISHING COMMUNITY: SPORTS AND GAMES; IX: A FLOURISHING COMMUNITY: MUSIC, ART, AND LITERATURE; X: AN ENTERPRISING COMMUNITY; XI: THE BELGIANS IN ESSEX COUNTY IN 1985: A SURVEY; APPENDIX I: BELGIAN CLUBS IN ONTARIO; APPENDIX II: HOW MANY BELGIANS?; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY INDEX AND CREDITS; INDEX.

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