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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
St. Crispin's Legacy: Shoemaking in Perth, Ontario 1834-2004

St. Crispin's Legacy: Shoemaking in Perth, Ontario 1834-2004

McKenty, John a.

Paperback

Business GeneralCanadian History

ISBN10: 1460003799
ISBN13: 9781460003794
Publisher: Epic
Published: Sep 29 2014
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.51 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
During the early years of the 20th century, small towns across Canada competed to have large factories locate within their boundaries. Perth, Ontario, was no exception. In 1910, it gave the Winn family $20,000 to bring their shoe factory to town. A year later, when it was discovered that the operation was financially embarrassed and looking to have the taxpayers bail it out, all hell broke loose. It forced some of Perth's leading citizens to step forward and save an industry that, for decades to come, would be an integral part of the town. The genius of John McKenty is to help us see how our own local citizens make our lives not just interesting, but more meaningful. The Probian, October 2012.

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