Parry Sound : gateway to Northern Ontario / Adrian Hayes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayes, Adrian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parry Sound (Ont.)--History.

Parry Sound (Ont.).

Parry Sound (Ont.)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, [2005]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Parry Sound, Ontario, at the mouth of the Seguin River on Georgian Bay, traces its history back to William Beatty Jr. and the purchase of timber rights.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 William Beatty Jr.: The Founder of Parry Sound; 2 The Miller Family, More Timber Rights and a Tragic Event; 3 Patrick McCurry: Judge and Entrepreneur; 4 The Beatty Covenant and the Fight Against Booze; 5 Prohibition and the Press; 6 Dirty Politics 1887; 7 Running Water, Fire Bells and a Lawsuit; 8 Arthur Starkey: Adventurer or Remittance Man; 9 Dr. Walton: Scoundrel or Victim of Political Patronage; 10 The Struggle for a Railway; 11 Mining Fever: Boom and Bust; 12 Railways: Division and Disharmony; 13 Violence and Murder

14 The Northern Pioneers in the First World War15 The Day the Dam Burst; 16 A Train Robbery, Gunplay and the Inevitable Murder; 17 The Politics of Policing; 18 There Were Once Three Theatres; 19 HMCS Parry Sound; 20 A Memorial to the Forest Rangers; 21 Hockey Heroes; 22 The Bulldozing of History; 23 Parry Sound Today; Notes; 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; About the Author

Notes:

Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Natural Heritage Books, c2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [216]-[240]) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611967727

9781281967725

1281967726

9781554882632

155488263X

9781459712553

1459712552

OCLC:

647925515