Author: Tom MacDonnell. Published by Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, ON., 1989, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada by T.H. Best Printing Company. Almost New Condition HARDCOVER Book, and Dust Jacket, with slight age-yellowing. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inch, 292 pages including index.
DAYLIGHT UPON MAGIC, The Royal Tour of Canada - 1939, by Tom MacDonnell, started that minute in Ottawa, when Queen Elizabeth set the tone of the tour when she stepped away from officials and did the first royal walkabout.
From that moment on, the royals made every effort to reach out to the people - by plunging into crowds at every chance, getting off the train to talk, and even stopping at a maritime guesthouse for afternoon tea and a chat in the kitchen. A new kind of monarchy emerged from the tour: despite the concerns of the old guard in Britain, the magic of royalty was exposed to the Canadian daylight and the result was a triumph that is still fondly remembered by everyone who was there.
