Pioneer Settlements in Upper Canada / Edwin Guillet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guillet, Edwin, author.

Series:

Canadian university paperbooks ; 96.

Heritage

Standardized Title:

Early life in Upper Canada. 2. Settlement

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 (154 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1969]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The settlement of Upper Canada began in the Detroit river district where there were several hundred people living before the close of the French régime. Between 1785 and 1800 colonization continued with the arrival of Loyalists and other settlers, including a contingent of German mercenaries who fought for George III during the American Revolution. Pioneers continued to come in large numbers to the unsettled areas of the province for the next 75 years and these later settlers often suffered hardships greater than those experienced by the Loyalists. This is the story of these early settlements in Upper Canada. The author, a distinguished Canadian historian, has drawn on contemporary letters, diaries, newspapers, and periodicals; he has consulted all the existing histories, and has supplemented these researches with interviews with persons who had contacts with early life in the province. The numerous illustrations included accurately depict the era. This book was originally part of Early Life in Upper Canada, by far the finest social and economic history of the area yet compiled. It is being printed separately to make more widely available this important and engrossing description of the early settlement of Ontario. Informative, accurate and delightfully readable, this volume brings to life the pioneers of Ontario and vividly recreates their experiences.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

I. The Glengarry Highlanders

II. Carleton County and Bytown

III. Peterborough County

IV. Rouillé-Toronto-York, 1750-1803

V. Colonel Talbot and His Settlement

VI. On the Shores of the Detroit

Notes:

"This volume contains section II of Early life in Upper Canada, 'Settlement'."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)

ISBN:

9781487598013

1487598017

9781487596293

1487596294

OCLC:

1005001965