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Casa Loma: The Dreams and The Dreamer

Carlie G. Oreskovich

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Description:With hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, Casa Loma continues to be one of Toronto's premier tourist attractions. From its imposing stone gates to its magnificent gardens, terraced grounds, medieval turrets and 98 rooms, this farytale castle is both impressive and bewildering: one cannot help but wonder about the kind of man who would build such a home for himself.In this, the first comprehensive biography of Sir Henry Pellatt, we are told the story of a man who, when he began construction of his castle in 1911, was said to be one of the 23 people who "owned" Canada. Ebullient, charming, and manipulative, he had risen from virtual bankruptcy to accumulate a staggering fortune - largely through his humble, if not always ethical, activities as a financier and stock trader. He was a leader in an age of unfettered capitalism and he was instrumental in the economic development of Canada.Much of the material in this volume has been unearthed by author Carlie Oreskovich for the first time. The text is enhanced by 8 pages of photographs and is rich with fascinating details of a complex man who was both dreamer and ruthlessly hard-headed businessman, a visionary who foresaw the economic importance of hydroelectric power but was known to consult fortune tellers, who rose to a position of extraordinary wealth, but died a pauper. Carlie (Charles) Oreskovich is a Canadian writer/journalist who has had a long-abiding interest in Sir Henry Pellatt, in castles and in dreamers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Casa Loma: The Dreams and The Dreamer. To get started finding Casa Loma: The Dreams and The Dreamer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 257

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: WriteNow Communications

Release: 2010

ISBN: 0978448707

Description: With hundreds of thousands of visitors annually, Casa Loma continues to be one of Toronto's premier tourist attractions. From its imposing stone gates to its magnificent gardens, terraced grounds, medieval turrets and 98 rooms, this farytale castle is both impressive and bewildering: one cannot help but wonder about the kind of man who would build such a home for himself.In this, the first comprehensive biography of Sir Henry Pellatt, we are told the story of a man who, when he began construction of his castle in 1911, was said to be one of the 23 people who "owned" Canada. Ebullient, charming, and manipulative, he had risen from virtual bankruptcy to accumulate a staggering fortune - largely through his humble, if not always ethical, activities as a financier and stock trader. He was a leader in an age of unfettered capitalism and he was instrumental in the economic development of Canada.Much of the material in this volume has been unearthed by author Carlie Oreskovich for the first time. The text is enhanced by 8 pages of photographs and is rich with fascinating details of a complex man who was both dreamer and ruthlessly hard-headed businessman, a visionary who foresaw the economic importance of hydroelectric power but was known to consult fortune tellers, who rose to a position of extraordinary wealth, but died a pauper. Carlie (Charles) Oreskovich is a Canadian writer/journalist who has had a long-abiding interest in Sir Henry Pellatt, in castles and in dreamers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Casa Loma: The Dreams and The Dreamer. To get started finding Casa Loma: The Dreams and The Dreamer, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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