L.D. Mayor Louis Taylor and the Rise of Vancouver by Daniel Francis ISBN 13: 9781551521565

Arsenal Pulp Press, 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.

Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004-01. Paperback. Good.

Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Arsenal Pulp Press. Used - Good. Bargain book!

Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004. Book. Very Good+. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). Canadian First. Signed by Daniel Francis on the title page with no inscription; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition..

Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver, 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.

Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004. First edition. paperback. very good/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.240

" "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… Read More