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What are some good books about the history of Ottawa? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works to c/ottawa@lemmy.ca

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General history, preferably. Perfect Books has some niche histories and trivia, but I want to read the whole thing from the beginning (in hardcopy, not digital).

Thanks!

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[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If it's the whole thing beginning to end you're after, try Ottawa: An Illustrated History by John H. Taylor.

Edit: Some honourable mentions re: just history in general.

An Acre of Time by Phil Jenkins - a really in-depth look at the history of Lebreton Flats. I loved it, but I've also had a fascination with that area ever since I arrived here, for god knows what reason.

Ottawa Rewind (any of them) by Andrew King. A bit more on the trivia side, but I like Andrew's work.

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I bet the people who work at the Bytown Museum would know. Side-note, that place is cool as hell.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah they'll know for sure. Thanks!