Ottawa Stories: Trials & Triumphs in Bytown History - Scott, Clifford Robinson
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From backwoods roughing to backroom politics, Cliff Scott tells the story of Canada's capital city through its most colourful characters and most shocking events. A must-read for anyone interested in Ottawa's history. Meet the real-life Paul Bunyan and the home-grown princess of Denmark as Scott highlights the great and small, famous and infamous.

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From backwoods roughing to backroom politics, Cliff Scott tells the story of Canada's capital city through its most colourful characters and most shocking events. A must-read for anyone interested in Ottawa's history. Meet the real-life Paul Bunyan and the home-grown princess of Denmark as Scott highlights the great and small, famous and infamous.
Autorenporträt
Cliff Scott has been a resident of Ottawa since 1954. He served in the Royal Canadian Air Force and the public service sector of Canada, and taught history at the University of Ottawa. He attended the University of British Columbia, Carleton University and Ottawa University. He is a student of Canadian and American history, as well as the history of science and technology. Since 1992, he has been active in the voluntary sector, holding executive positions with the Historical Society of Ottawa, the Friends of the Experimental Farm and the Council of Heritage Organizations of Ottawa. Most recently he inaugurated Heritage Fairs in Ottawa and still serves on the Regional Organizing Committee. He has been married for fifty years to the former Dianne Hewitt of Ottawa and Carleton Place, and they have four children and seven grandchildren.