“[A] thoughtful and very timely book. . . . A Thirty Years’ War describes, in great detail, a dynamic and a political dialogue that is still so relevant today. . . . [The book] provides invaluable guidance on how to avoid pitfalls from the past. . . . [I]t flags lessons learned, as, once again, injection of private cash is being mooted as an option to renew and expand our transit system.”
“To understand the evolution of cities at the end of the nineteenth
century and the first two decades of the twentieth, Ian Kyer’s study of
the relationship between Toronto’s councils and the City’s privately
owned transportation system is essential reading. Kyer writes with
authority, but with no hint of stodginess. I do not hesitate to
recommend A Thirty Years’ War, not only to today’s Torontonians, but to readers across the country.”