Early Life in Upper Canada /

Early Life in Upper Canada / / Edwin Guillet.

Although there were abundant hardships, early life in Upper Canada was romantic and colourful in many ways. However, despite important contributions to the social and economic history of Canada, few good, comprehensive accounts have been generally available. Early Life in Upper Canada, originally pu...

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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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Guillet, Edwin,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©1933
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Heritage
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Physical Description:1 online resource (992 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • FOREWORD BY THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION FOR ONTARIO
  • PREFACE AND INTRODUCTION
  • CONTENTS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • SECTION I. EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE
  • CHAPTER I. CHAMPLAIN AND THE HURON COUNTRY
  • CHAPTER II. FATHER HENNEPIN AND THE FALLS OP NIAGARA
  • CHAPTER III. ALEXANDER HENRY, FUR TRADER
  • SECTION II. SETTLEMENT
  • CHAPTER I. THE GLENGARRY HIGHLANDERS
  • CHAPTER II. CARLETON COUNTY AND BYTOWN
  • CHAPTER III. PETERBOROUGH COUNTY
  • CHAPTER IV. ROUILLÉ—TORONTO—YORK, 1750-1803
  • CHAPTER V. COLONEL TALBOT AND HIS SETTLEMENT
  • CHAPTER VI. ON THE SHORES OP THE DETROIT
  • SECTION III. PIONEER LIFE
  • CHAPTER I. THE PIONEER HOME
  • CHAPTER II. FOODS AND COOKING
  • CHAPTER III. THE "HUNGRY YEAR"
  • CHAPTER IV. GRINDING GRAIN INTO FLOUR
  • CHAPTER V. LUMBERING
  • CHAPTER VI. MAPLE SUGAR MAKING
  • CHAPTER VII. FISHING
  • CHAPTER VIII. PIONEER CO-OPERATION—"BEES"
  • CHAPTER IX. AMUSEMENT AND SOCIAL LIFE IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS
  • CHAPTER X. AMUSEMENT AND SOCIAL LIFE IN THE TOWNS
  • CHAPTER XI. PIONEER SPORTS—CURLING
  • SECTION IV. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION
  • CHAPTER I. INDIAN TRAILS, LOYALIST ROUTES AND CHANNELS OF TRADE
  • CHAPTER II. THE CANOE
  • CHAPTER III. BATEAU AND DURHAM BOAT
  • CHAPTER IV. THE SAILING-SHIP
  • CHAPTER V. THE STEAMSHIP
  • CHAPTER VI. BY INDIAN TRAIL AND BLAZED PATH
  • CHAPTER VII. ROADS AND ROAD-BUILDERS
  • CHAPTER VIII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION
  • CHAPTER IX. THE STAGE-COACH
  • CHAPTER X. EARLY CANADIAN RAILROADS THE COBOURG AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY
  • CHAPTER XI. THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY
  • CHAPTER XII. FROM INDIAN COURIER TO AIR MAIL—THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POSTAL SERVICE
  • SECTION V. NOTABLE EVENTS
  • CHAPTER I. THE FIRST PARLIAMENT OF UPPER CANADA AT NIAGARA, 1792-96
  • CHAPTER II. SIR ISAAC BROCK AND QUEENSTON HEIGHTS, 1812
  • CHAPTER III. THE OCCUPATION OP YORK BY THE AMERICANS, 1813
  • CHAPTER IV. THE BATTLE OF MONTGOMERY'S FARM, AND THE ESCAPE OF WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE, 1837
  • CHAPTER V. THE ESCAPE OF REBELLION REFUGEES
  • CHAPTER VI. THE BATTLE OP WINDMILL POINT, PRESCOTT, 1838
  • CHAPTER VII. THE FENIAN RAIDS
  • CHAPTER VIII. THE RIEL REBELLION OP 1870—THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • KEY TO THE INDEX
  • INDEX

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