Kitchener:
An Illustrated History
John English & Kenneth McLaughlin

Here is the attractive and definitive illustrated history of Kit­chen­er, Ontario, which until 1916 was Berlin, “Canada’s German capital.” The book traces the city’s development from the early Mennonite settlers and German craftsmen to the modern period, when Kitchener rediscovered the ­German roots it celebrates each year with Oktober­fest. Walking tours, with maps, guide readers around historic neighbourhoods.

John English is professor of history at the University of Water­­loo. His other books include the two-volume biography of Lester Pearson and he is co-author of Canada: 1900-1945. His most recent book is the second volume of his biography of Pierre Trudeau, Just Show Me. Kenneth McLaughlin is professor of history at St. Jerome’s College, University of ­Waterloo.