Muskoka and Haliburton 1615–1875 : : A Collection of Documents / / Florence B. Murray.

Almost no original documents illustrative of the history of the Muskoka-Haliburton area have been published, comparatively little has been written about it, and much that has been written was based on hearsay. This volume will provide historians with some of the basic documents and references necess...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1965
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (576 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • DOCUMENTS
  • A. TRAVELLERS AND MISSIONARIES ON GEORGIAN BAY AND THE SEVERN RIVER, 1615-1823
  • B. EXPLORATION OF THE WATERWAYS OF THE INTERIOR, 1819-37
  • C. THE INDIAN IN THE MUSKOKA AND HALIBURTON REGION
  • D. SURVEYS FOR SETTLEMENT
  • E. THE COLONIZATION ROADS
  • F. THE BEGINNINGS OF AGRICULTURAL SETTLEMENT
  • G. LUMBER, FUR, AND GOLD
  • H. TRANSPORTATION
  • I. COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS
  • J. THE FIRST TOURISTS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX