This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of Casa Loma, Toronto's most famous historic site, and its owner, Sir Henry Pellatt. Historian Bill Freeman tells the story of Pellatt's life and takes readers on a tour that covers every significant room in this dramatic hillside castle. The text is illustrated in full-color contemporary photos as well as fascinating archival material.
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"Freeman tells the whole fascinating story in great detail enhanced with lavish use of pictures from past and present." (Mary Nolan Hamilton Spectator)
"...well-balanced and highly readable" (Steve Pitt Canadian Book Review Annual)
"...well-balanced and highly readable" (Steve Pitt Canadian Book Review Annual)
About the Author
BILL FREEMAN is a historian, novelist, and freelance writer. He is also the author of Hamilton: A People's History, published by Lorimer.
VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO is a well-known Toronto photographer whose work is in many collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario.
VINCENZO PIETROPAOLO is a well-known Toronto photographer whose work is in many collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario.
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Casa Loma, with its towers and turrets, gargoyles and heraldic figures, elegant grey stone walls and red tile roof, is one of the most striking, if not the most eccentric. Read the first page
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Casa Loma, with its towers and turrets, gargoyles and heraldic figures, elegant grey stone walls and red tile roof, is one of the most striking, if not the most eccentric. Read the first page
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Casa Loma
Jun 26 2010
By Constance E. Gerencser
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The book embellishes my recent visit to the "Castle In The Air"Well done. Even though it's a used book, looks like new.
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A Typical Gift Shop Purchase
July 4 2000
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Having grown up in a Toronto suburb, I remember visiting Casa Loma as a child. Although my memories of this visit have faded over the years, I'm still intrigued by this eclectic structure. Now that 20 or so years have gone by, I thought it'd be wonderful to re-visit Casa Loma via this book. Although numerous color photos of the castle's exterior and interior are contained therein, the book is weak on the actual construction history of this fairy-tale home. However, there is ample biographical information on Sir Henry, the castle's original owner, and his story is a tragic rags-to-riches-to-rags tale. The bottom line: were you to visit the gift shop after a walking tour of Casa Loma, this is the book you'd buy.
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