No Place More Suitable: Four Centuries of Montreal Stories

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For centuries Montreal reigned as Canadas most beguiling city. Inspired by the pages of the Gazette, Canadas oldest daily newspaper (founded in 1778), here are seventy-five true tales to inspire, amuse, horrify and captivate. Stories include humourist Stephen Leacocks flinty bitterness at being forced into academic retirement; a boat race through downtown Montreal in the dead of winter; a duel sparked by a society ball; and city-wide celebrations marking the end of World War II. In No Place More Suitable, author John Kalbfleisch brings into colourful focus the full range of human endeavor, genius, hilarity, poignancy and sadness from over 350 years of life on the banks of the St. Lawrence.

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John Kalbfleisch is a longtime Montreal journalist and a columnist for The Montreal Gazette. He lives in Perth, Ontario.