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An avid fan of the storied Montreal Expos throughout the team's 36-year existence, Mosher has assembled some of his favourite baseball sketches and photographs, and of course, anecdotes from a number of Montreal's virtuoso sports reporters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terry Mosher (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45039519826142,"sku":"9780995825550","price":50.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/MontrealExpos-frontcover.jpg?v=1734288021"},{"product_id":"aislins-1976-montreal-olympic-scrapbook","title":"Aislin's 1976 Montreal Olympic Scrapbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was fifty years ago that Montreal hosted the SUmmer Games of the XXI Olympiad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver two weeks in July 1976, the city enjoyed the spotlight of glowing international acclaim, revelling in the glory and glamour of hosting such a prestigious event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the man principally responsible?\u003cbr\u003eMayor Jean Drapeau.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, the Games didn't just magically come to Montreal. 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