City in the Sun, City in the Snow

AT FIRST GLANCE, THERE MIGHT NOT BE MUCH IN COMMON BETWEEN THESE TWO VERY DIFFERENT NORTH AMERICAN CITIES. AND WHILE THIS IS IN FACT TRUE, THE CASUAL READER MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT BOTH LOCATIONS SHARE A STRIKINGLY SIMILIAR BACKGROUND OF EVENTS THAT MAKE THEM SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN THEIR CONTINENTAL NEIGHBOURS. BEST DESCRIBED AS AFFECTIONATE PROFILING THE AUTHOR LEADS US DOWN A PATHWAY INTO A GALLERY OF IMAGES AND FACTS ABOUT THESE TWO, EXTRA EXTRA ORDINARY COMMUNITIES MIAMI AND MONTRAL