ISBN10: 1551521563, ISBN13: 9781551521565, [publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press] Softcover First Edition Bargain book!
[Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2004]

Arsenal Pulp Press 2004 Softcover Very good May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Arsenal Pulp Press, Date: 2004. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2004. Arsenal Pulp Press ISBN 1551521563 9781551521565 [US]

ISBN10: 1551521563, ISBN13: 9781551521565, [publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press] Softcover First Edition
[Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 1551521563, ISBN13: 9781551521565, [publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press] Softcover May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.05
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]

Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, Date: 2004, Fine Trade Paperback, 240 pages, 6" x 9". Louis Taylor was Vancouver's longest serving mayor, and served during the city's transition from a small frontier town to a major port city. 2004. Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver ISBN 1551521563 9781551521565 [CA]

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[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 1551521563, ISBN13: 9781551521565, [publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver] Softcover 8vo pp.240
[Edmonton, AB, Canada] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 1551521563, ISBN13: 9781551521565, [publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver] Softcover Signed by Daniel Francis on the title page with no inscription; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition.
[vancouver, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2004]

ISBN10: 1551521563, ISBN13: 9781551521565, [publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press] Softcover " "LD" is the colorful biography of Louis Taylor, the longest-serving mayor in Vancouver's history; he was first elected mayor in 1910, and served off and on until 1934, for a total of eleven years. Taylor's story is also the story of Vancouver in the early decades of the 20th century, a young city experiencing a turbulent adolescence. Louis Taylor, or LD as he was known, arrived in Vancouver from Chicago in 1896 at the age of 39. He got involved in the newspaper business, first as an executive with "The Daily Province, " then as proprietor of "The World, " during which time he built the World Tower, which remains one of Vancouver's landmark buildings (now better known as the Sun Tower). He launched his political career in 1902 when he ran successfully for license commissioner; it was the first of 26 civic elections in which he ran, including 20 for mayor. In his early political life, he was considered "the workers' friend" and was opposed by the city's business elite, who portrayed him as corrupt. He also had a reputation for being soft on crime and was implicated in a 1928 police investigation that lost him an election. But his achievements included the establishment of the airport, a town planning commission, and the water board. His private life, however, was another story, a virtual soap opera that mirrored the ...
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" "LD" is the colorful biography of Louis Taylor, the longest-serving mayor in Vancouver's history; he was first elected mayor in 1910, and served off and on until 1934, for a total of eleven years. Taylor's story is also the story of Vancouver in the early decades of the 20th century, a young city experiencing a turbulent adolescence. Louis Taylor, or LD as he was known, arrived in Vancouver from Chicago in 1896 at the age of 39. He got involved in the newspaper business, first as an executive with "The Daily Province, " then as proprietor of "The World, " during which time he built the World Tower, which remains one of Vancouver's landmark buildings (now better known as the Sun Tower). He launched his political career in 1902 when he ran successfully for license commissioner; it was the first of 26 civic elections in which he ran, including 20 for mayor. In his early political life, he was considered "the workers' friend" and was opposed by the city's business elite, who portrayed him as corrupt. He also had a reputation for being soft on crime and was implicated in a 1928 police investigation that lost him an election. But his achievements included the establishment of the airport, a town planning commission, and the water board. His private life, however, was another story, a virtual soap opera that mirrored the ups and downs of his political career; his wife was addicted to opium, and he found himself mired in bigamy and divorce scandals. As Vancouver grew from a small f ...

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