The Roosting Box: Rebuilding the Body After the First World War

by Kristen Den Hartog

"A hospital ... is like a roosting box: a communal space that provides ideal but temporary shelter for [the] vulnerable."

In the aftermath of the First World War, a cash register factory in the west end of Toronto was renovated to treat wounded soldiers returning from war. From 1919 to the 1940s, thousands of soldiers passed through its doors. Some spent the remainder of their lives there.

The Roosting Box is an exquisitely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773103261
• ISBN13: 9781773103266
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.