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A review by mactammonty
The Don: The Story of Toronto's Infamous Jail by Lorna Poplak
5.0
You would think that reading about one building would be dry. Lorna Poplak did a good job of keeping it interesting. I kept wanting to find out what would happen next.
Why I liked it.
-The timeline starting with the settlement of York which included the politics, the landscape, the people of the area caught my interest right away.
-The personality of the populace as well as the major players are included, along with newspaper excerpts.
-Adding in the details of the crimes committed by the high profile criminals kept the material from just being a dry recitation of the building itself.
-The inclusion of the photos throughout the book, instead of in an insert in the middle added to my enjoyment of the book.
- The change in attitudes toward criminals and how they were treated
She just did a great job covering such a wide topic by focusing on the jail in Toronto.
Why I liked it.
-The timeline starting with the settlement of York which included the politics, the landscape, the people of the area caught my interest right away.
-The personality of the populace as well as the major players are included, along with newspaper excerpts.
-Adding in the details of the crimes committed by the high profile criminals kept the material from just being a dry recitation of the building itself.
-The inclusion of the photos throughout the book, instead of in an insert in the middle added to my enjoyment of the book.
- The change in attitudes toward criminals and how they were treated
She just did a great job covering such a wide topic by focusing on the jail in Toronto.