Thunder Bay District, 1821-1892 : a collection of documents / edited with an introduction by Elizabeth Arthur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arthur, Elizabeth, editor, writer of introduction.

Series:

Publications of the Champlain Society. Ontario series ; 9.

Ontario Series ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thunder Bay (Ont.)--History--Sources.

Thunder Bay (Ont.).

Genre:

Sources.

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo, [New York] : The Champlain Society for the Government of Ontario, University of Toronto Press, 1973.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This volume is a pioneering excursion into the documentary history of the Thunder Bay area.

Contents:

Cover

CONTENTS

FOREWORD TO THE ONTARIO SERIES BY THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM G. DAVIS, PREMIER OF ONTARIO

PREFACE

ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

A. The Undistributed Middle, 1821-92: A Problem of Jurisdiction

B. Dreams of Power and Riches, 1821-55

C. Travellers and Residents, 1821-55

D. The Commercial Revolution and Thunder Bay, 1857-70

E. The Zone of Transit, 1870-85

F. The Economic Development of Ontario's Frontier, 1870-92

G. On the Fringes of Settlement, 1870-92

H. The Rivalry of the Port and the Fort, 1870-92

I.A Sense of Community

DOCUMENTS

The Mines

The Farms and Forests

APPENDIX: ORIGINAL TEXTS OF DOCUMENTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-5637-9

1-4426-3307-7

OCLC:

929153613