Bothwell, Robert.A Short History of Ontario. Hurtig, 1986. Readable and concise history of Canada's wealthiest and most populous province.
Hall, Roger; William Westfall; and Laurel Sefton MacDowell, eds.Patterns of the Past: Interpreting Ontario's History. Dundurn, 1988. Collection of historical articles published on the occasion of the province's centenary.
McIlwraith, Thomas F.Looking for Old Ontario: Two Centuries of Landscape Change. University of Toronto Press, 1997. The author shows how the most ordinary features of the cultural landscape can communicate social meaning in this extensively illustrated guidebook to familiar Ontario landmarks.
Rayburn, Alan.Place Names of Ontario. University of Toronto Press, 1997. An entertaining and informative guide to 2,285 places in Ontario and the origin of their names.
White, Randall.Ontario 1610-1985:A Political & Economic History. Dundurn, 1985. Well-illustrated account of political and economic events that have shaped Ontario and why, as one of the founding provinces, it has provided a vital legacy for Canada.
Careless, J. M. S.Toronto to 1918: An Illustrated History. J. Lorimer, 1983. With over 150 photographs, this thematically arranged history of Toronto provides a good introduction to Canada's largest city.
Harris, Richard.Unplanned Suburbs: Toronto's American Tragedy, 1900 to 1950. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Richly illustrated, this book underscores the city's chaotic urban development, problematic of most North American metropolises.
Jones, Donald.Fifty Tales of Toronto. University of Toronto Press, 1992. Anthology of stories for every taste.
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