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Polly – by Irene Macrae
I have assembled and written this story for the benefit of my children and grandchildren and those other family members who don’t know very...
Polly – Chapter 1
The North Atlantic at its best is unpredictable, but in December it is like a thing possessed of many demons, rendering the air with...
Polly – Chapter 2
In 1906, Toronto had a population of approximately 350,000. East Toronto, Toronto Junction and North Toronto were separate towns. Scarborough was a farming settlement...
Polly – Chapter 3
The glory days of the British Empire were in full swing. The English presence was in every part of the world. School children saw...
Polly – Chapter 4
Just as the veterans were returning home, thousands were thrown out of work as the munitions factories closed down. The Canadian Labour Movement was...
Polly – Chapter 5
Toronto still loved a military parade. Groups supporting peace, abolishment of weapons and disbanding of regular military forces as yet had not enough support...
Polly – Chapter 6
If the story of early Canada was written by fur traders, the railways and politicians, between 1939 and 1945, every man, woman and child...