Book Reception: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks

Behind Toronto’s postwar skyline lies a gripping story of the people and power struggles that helped build the modern city.

Join Museum of Toronto for a reception celebrating the release of Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s by Gilberto Fernandes, published by James Lorimer & Company.

Discover the stories of union leaders, immigrant workers, mobsters, and politicians who clashed for control of Toronto’s booming construction industry—and the lasting impact they had on the city we know today.

Guests can purchase a copy of the book from the Spacing Store and explore more of Toronto’s unexpected histories in The T.O. You Don’t Know exhibition. Light refreshments will be available.