Dr. James Woycke spent more than a decade researching the history of Canadian nudism from Newfoundland to Vancouver island and in the USA.
Dr. Woycke, a history professor at the University of Western Ontario, reviewed nearly a century of magazines, records, and correspondence of nudist clubs and organizations.
In addition to those thousands of documents, he interviewed dozens of naturists from Canadian and Canadian-American clubs.
The result is a fascinating look, going back to the early 20th century, into the often controversial development of nudism as it challenged Canadian legal and social norms.
For a brief history of naturism/nudism in Canada, click here.