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On Top of The Market: Daniel Francis on the History of Vancouver

56 min · 7 feb 2022
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Andrew Carros sits down with Daniel Francis, the author of 'Becoming Vacnouver' Daniel Francis has written over thirty books, primarily about Canadian, British Columbian, and Vancouver history. You can purchase the book here: https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550179163# In Becoming Vancouver award-winning historian Daniel Francis follows the evolution of the city from early habitation by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, to the area’s settlement as a mill town, to the flourishing speakeasies and brothels during the 1920s, to the years of poverty and protest during the 1930s followed by the long wartime and postwar boom, to the city’s current status as real-estate investment choice of the global super-rich. Tracing decades of transformation, immigration, and economic development, Francis examines the events and characters that have defined the city’s geography, economy, and politics.

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aflevering On Top of The Market: Daniel Francis on the History of Vancouver artwork

On Top of The Market: Daniel Francis on the History of Vancouver

Andrew Carros sits down with Daniel Francis, the author of 'Becoming Vacnouver' Daniel Francis has written over thirty books, primarily about Canadian, British Columbian, and Vancouver history. You can purchase the book here: https://harbourpublishing.com/products/9781550179163# In Becoming Vancouver award-winning historian Daniel Francis follows the evolution of the city from early habitation by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, to the area’s settlement as a mill town, to the flourishing speakeasies and brothels during the 1920s, to the years of poverty and protest during the 1930s followed by the long wartime and postwar boom, to the city’s current status as real-estate investment choice of the global super-rich. Tracing decades of transformation, immigration, and economic development, Francis examines the events and characters that have defined the city’s geography, economy, and politics.

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