Metropolitan Natures: Environmental Histories of Montreal

By: Michele Dagenais

One of the oldest metropolitan areas in North America, Montreal has evolved from a remote fur-trading post in New France into an international center for services and technology. A city and an island located at the confluence of the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, it is uniquely situated to serve as an international port while also providing rail access to the Canadian interior. The historic capital of the Province of Canada, once Canada's foremost...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822944022
• ISBN13: 9780822944027
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"