Pioneer Travel in Upper Canada / / Edwin Guillet.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Guillet, Edwin,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1963
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (306 p.) :; hts throughout

One of the most fascinating aspects of the history of Canada is the development of trave—from the canoe-routes and woodland trails first followed by the Indians, the fur-traders and explorers, and the pioneers, to the canals, locks, and highways of a later age, and the seaways, railroads, and air routes of today. Equally interesting is the story of the development of the means of transport—canoes, bateaux, sailing-ships, steamships, stage-coaches, railway cars. This volume contains the chapters from Mr. Guillet's large volume, Early Life in Upper Canada, describing early travel and transportation. He draws on contemporary letters, diaries, newspapers, and periodicals, in order to describe vividly the conditions of travel at various periods, and the book is abundantly illustrated with authentic portraits, photographs, and drawings.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- I. Indian Trails, Loyalist Routes and Channels of Trade -- II. The Canoe -- III. Bateau and Durham Boat -- IV. The Sailing-Ship -- V. The Steamship -- VI. By Indian Trail and Blazed Path -- VII. Roads and Road-Builders -- VIII. The Development of Road Construction -- IX. The Stage-Coach -- X. Early Canadian Railroads -- XI. The Grand Trunk Railway -- XII. From Indian Courier to Air Mail