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The Night Hazel Came to Town

John Ibbitson

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Description:Seventeen-year-old Lee doesn't know much about newspapers - he's only ever read the sports and the funnies. So when Lee lands a job as a copy boy at the Toronto Telegram he enters a whole new world, where panic and energy and controlled mayhem rule the day. The year is 1954, a time when newspapers revelled in sensational stories and the shady means of getting them. Lee, taken on by veteran reporter Jack Murphy, witness Toronto's great news stories of the year, including Marilyn Bell's historic swim across Lake Ontario and the catastrophic Hurricane Hazel, the biggest natural disaster in Toronto's history. The other part of Lee's life is spent in a rundown Cabbagetown apartment that he shares with Angela, a struggling actress and communist sympathizer who teaches him about politics and life, and with whom Lee falls hopelessly in love.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 The Night Hazel Came to Town. To get started finding The Night Hazel Came to Town, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 148

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Maxwell Macmillan Canada

Release: 1993

ISBN: 0029540984

Description: Seventeen-year-old Lee doesn't know much about newspapers - he's only ever read the sports and the funnies. So when Lee lands a job as a copy boy at the Toronto Telegram he enters a whole new world, where panic and energy and controlled mayhem rule the day. The year is 1954, a time when newspapers revelled in sensational stories and the shady means of getting them. Lee, taken on by veteran reporter Jack Murphy, witness Toronto's great news stories of the year, including Marilyn Bell's historic swim across Lake Ontario and the catastrophic Hurricane Hazel, the biggest natural disaster in Toronto's history. The other part of Lee's life is spent in a rundown Cabbagetown apartment that he shares with Angela, a struggling actress and communist sympathizer who teaches him about politics and life, and with whom Lee falls hopelessly in love.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 The Night Hazel Came to Town. To get started finding The Night Hazel Came to Town, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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