Book description
Few people have read as widely in the field of Canadiana as has John
Robert Colombo. The curiosity of this Toronto writer, editor, and
anthologist knows few if any bounds when it comes to the lore,
literature, history, culture, and character of Canada. He has an
inquiring mind and he seems able to find national and even international
twists to subjects of interest or importance.
Fascinating Canada
, his latest book, is the product of over half a century of research,
reading, writing, and thinking. Some years ago the author produced a
trilogy of question-and-answer books 1,000 Questions about Canada,
999 Questions about Canada, 1,000 Questions about Canada
. The first two were published by Doubleday Canada, the third one in
2001 by Dundurn Press. The same format is adapted to the material in the
present book, but this time the majority of the questions are short
whereas a good many of the answers are quite long discussions of the
subjects at hand: concise questions followed by considered answers.
Here is a book about the Canadian past, present, and future. The
information in Fascinating Canada
is organized under four headings (People, Places, Things, Ideas) and
there is a detailed Index for ready reference. This book may serve as a
work of popular reference, but it has been written to stimulate inquiry
and spark the sense of surprise in the minds of readers who know
something about this amazing country but perhaps not as much as the
author. Open this book and begin to read ... and match wits with author
and researcher John Robert Colombo. "This work represents more
than half a century of research reading writing and thinking Hes
unearthed tidbits about the literature, history, culture, and character
of the true north..." John Robert Colombo has been called
"Canada's Mr. Mystery". A respected and prolific writer,
editor, TV host, and anthologist, he is the author of numerous books on
the supernatural and the paranormal, including Haunted Toronto
, Ghost Stories of Ontario
, and The Big Book of Canadian Ghost Stories.
Colombo is the recipient of the Harbourfront International Literary
Award and holds an honorary doctorate from York University and lives in
Toronto.
