Big Daddy : : Frederick G. Gardiner and the Building of Metropolitan Toronto / / Timothy Colton.
Frederick Gardiner's public life was rich and long, from his initiation into politics as a Toronto schoolboy before the First World War, through his involvement with the Ontario Conservative party and suburban politics in the 1930s and 1940s, on through his years as first chairman of Metropolit...
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Colton, Timothy, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Big Daddy : Frederick G. Gardiner and the Building of Metropolitan Toronto / Timothy Colton. Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017] ©1980 1 online resource (246 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Heritage Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Private and political beginnings -- 2 Not really first-class politics -- 3 The metropolitan experiment -- 4 Getting the shovels into the ground -- 5 Taking it to the politicians -- 6 The world without and the world within -- 7 What kind of city? -- 8 Changes of season -- Notes restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Frederick Gardiner's public life was rich and long, from his initiation into politics as a Toronto schoolboy before the First World War, through his involvement with the Ontario Conservative party and suburban politics in the 1930s and 1940s, on through his years as first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto (1953-61), to the relinquishing of his last public office in 1979. This is a readable and perceptive biography of the exuberant and powerful politician who captured the public imagination of Toronto and created a legend around himself during his lifetime. The book focuses mainly on Gardiner's experience as founding boss of Metropolitan Toronto. This first metropolitan government in North America was in many ways his personal machine. Gardiner made an indispensable contribution to its effectiveness and to its very survival. He presided over an unprecedented boom in urban development and construction. His public works projects included the first urban expressway in Canada (the Gardiner Expressway). Gardiner's political nickname, 'Big Daddy,' fits him well. He revelled in his reputation as a political bulldozer, and was often described as the Canadian equivalent of Robert Moses, the famous and feared coordinator of construction for New York City. Gardiner was a man for the times, an unusual person whose character seemed to match the requirements of a city bursting at its seams. His lack of interest in public participation generated great controversy and left a lasting impression on Toronto's metropolitan government. Readers concerned with politics and urban government will learn much from Gardiner's experiences and conduct as he wrestled with his political surroundings and with urban policy problems such as planning, housing, and transportation. And this portrait of a dynamic and aggressive man who symbolized the Toronto on a generation ago will appeal to those who remember these years. Electronic Format Disclaimer: Photo section removed after page 150 at the request of the rights holder. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Politicians Ontario Toronto Metropolitan Area Biography. DISCOUNT-B. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 9783110490947 https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442653023 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442653023 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781442653023.jpg |
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