Buy this book on-line Cook, Dave : Fading History : Stories of Historical Interest Vol.1David L. Cook, Mississauga ISBN 9780973426526
Fading History- stories of historical interest relating to Missisauga, touches on a wide range of topics. Each of the 14 chapters tells a different story. There are chapters on great football players, golfers, the once world-renowned 400-bed Workmen's Compensation Hospital, a 2000-seat Broadway music theatre under a tent at Dixie Plaza, flying saucers, the manufacturer of the Lancaster bomber .flying saucers ?????? Yes, you read correctly, we actually built and flew an honest to goodness flying saucer right here in Mississauga. Now, many of the old timers will surely remember when A.V. Roe had its top secret Project Y under wraps in the 1950s. Later we all discovered it was a real flying saucer. Plenty of pictures make this chapter come alive. For the sports minded, I tell the story of the great Toronto Argonaut player Teddy Morris. Just after the war years, Teddy, who lived on the 6th Line, Malton, took the Boatmen to six Grey Cup wins. Another footballer, Port Credits Bobby Cunningham Jr, was a standout player for the Montreal Als in their 1949 Grey Cup win.. Book. Book Condition: As New. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Cook, Dave : Fading History : Stories of Historical Interest Vol.1. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres anciens, collectables, livres illustrées, fine bindings and rare books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |