Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto's Don River Valley, Second Edition

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Jennifer L. Bonnell

Reclaiming the Don

An Environmental History of Toronto's Don River Valley, Second Edition

Jennifer L. Bonnell

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University of Toronto Press
29 October 2024

History of the Americas; Geography; Urban & municipal planning

A small river in a big city, the Don River is often overlooked when it comes to explaining Toronto's growth. With Reclaiming the Don, Jennifer L. Bonnell unearths the missing story of the relationship between the river, the valley, and the city, from the establishment of the town of York in the 1790s to the construction of the Don Valley Parkway in the 1960s. Demonstrating how mosquito-ridden lowlands, frequent floods, and over-burdened municipal waterways shaped the city's development, Reclaiming the Don illuminates the impact of the valley as a physical and conceptual place on Toronto's development.

Bonnell explains how for more than two centuries the Don has served as a source of raw materials, a sink for wastes, and a place of refuge for people pushed to the edges of society. Exploring the interrelationship between urban residents and their natural environments, she shows how successive generations of Toronto residents have imagined the Don as an opportunity, a refuge, and an eyesore.

The second edition contains a new foreword commenting on the life of the book, and the river, in the ten years since the book was first published. Combining extensive research with in-depth analysis, Reclaiming the Don is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Toronto.

By: Jennifer L. Bonnell
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781487560409
ISBN 10: 1487560400
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 29 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. The Colonial River 2. Making an Industrial Margin 3. Taming a “Monster of Ingratitude” 4. Refuge and Subsistence in an Urban Borderland 5. Charles Sauriol and the Don Valley Conservation Movement 6. Metro Toronto and the Don Valley Parkway 7. Remembering the Don Conclusion Notes References Index

Jennifer L. Bonnell is an associate professor in the Department of History at York University.

Reviews for Reclaiming the Don: An Environmental History of Toronto's Don River Valley, Second Edition

“Michael Ondaatje would enjoy this beautiful history of Toronto’s Don valley: it explores a place he drew on for his own work and it shares his novels’ intensity of imagery.” -- Gideon Forman * This Magazine *