This fascinating pictorial history contains some of the best photographs of Sudbury taken over the past century, many published here for the first time, and each lovingly collected and researched by photographer Ray Thoms. Kathy Pearsall"s accompanying text tells the stories of Sudbury"s first year; the discovery of nickel; the town"s growth and participation in area mining, lumbering and farming; the First World War years; the Roaring Twenties; the Great Depression; the Second World War years; the boom years of the 1950s; and the continuing development of Sudbury as a vital northern city with recognized leaders in such fields as education, business and sport.