http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/webtours/tourID/CW_VieUrbaine_EN
"The splendour and misery of urban life"
Michèle Dagenais, Université de Montréal
At the end of the 19th century urbanization intensified. Cities and their factories were drawing people from the countryside like magnets: the land could no longer support all of them. In addition, immigrants were pouring into Canada from all over, hoping to start a new life.
Aussi disponible en français: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/fr/clefs/circuits/tourID/CW_VieUrbaine_FR
© McCord Museum, 2007
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