Early Life in Upper Canada / Edwin Guillet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guillet, Edwin, author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frontier and pioneer life--Ontario.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Ontario--History.

Ontario.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (993 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Upper Canada later became known as Ontario.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; SECTION I.-EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE; CHAPTER I.-CHAMPLAIN AND THE HURON COUNTRY; CHAPTER II.-FATHER HENNEPIN AND THE FALLS OF 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 OF 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 FLOURCHAPTER 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-BUILDERSCHAPTER 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 OP UPPER CANADA AT NEWARK (NIAGARA), 1792-1796; CHAPTER II.-SIR ISAAC BROCK AND QUEENSTON HEIGHTS, 1812; CHAPTER III.-THE OCCUPATION OF YORK BY THE AMERICANS, 1813.

CHAPTER IV.-THE BATTLE OP MONTGOMERY'S FARM, AND THE ESCAPE OP WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE, 1837CHAPTER V.-THE ESCAPE OF REBELLION REFUGEES; CHAPTER VI.-THE BATTLE OF WINDMILL POINT, PRESCOTT, 1838; CHAPTER VII.-THE FENIAN RAIDS, 1866-1870; CHAPTER VIII.-THE RIEL REBELLION OF 1870-THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION; 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 online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)

ISBN:

9781487598037

1487598033

9781487596316

1487596316

OCLC:

1088920319