Ghost Towns of Muskoka
- ISBN-10
- 1550027964
- ISBN-13
- 9781550027969
- Category
- Juvenile Fiction
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dundurn
- Authors
- Andrew Hind, Maria Da Silva
Description
The authors explore the tragic history of communities whose stars have long since faded, and the people who once lived, loved, and laboured in them.
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