Making Ontario
Making Ontario

Author: John David Wood

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 0773518924

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In Making Ontario David Wood shows that the most effective agent of change in the first century of Ontario's development was not the locomotive but settlers' attempts to change the forest into agricultural land.

A Plea for Emigration; or Notes of Canada West
A Plea for Emigration; or Notes of Canada West

Author: Mary Ann Shadd

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 1554813212

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Mary Ann Shadd’s pamphlet A Plea for Emigration; or Notes of Canada West is, as the title promises, a settler guide designed to inform prospective immigrants of conditions in their proposed new home. But whereas most such works were addressed to potential white emigrants to North America from Britain or continental Europe, Shadd’s aimed to entice black Americans to emigrate to Canada. The introduction and background materials included in the volume situate Shadd’s pamphlet in its political and cultural context, and in the context of Shadd’s own remarkable life as an abolitionist, women’s rights activist, writer, and educator.

From Queenston to Kingston
From Queenston to Kingston

Author: Ron Brown

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2010-05-31

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1770705325

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Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty – if you know where to look. Travel with Ron Brown as he probes the shoreline of the Canadian side of Lake Ontario to discover its hidden heritage. Explore "ghost ports," forgotten coves, historical lighthouses, rumrunning lore, and even the location of a top-secret spy camp. The area also contains some unusual natural features, including a mysterious mountain-top lake, sand dunes, and the rare albars of Prince Edward County. From small communities to the megacity of Toronto, history lives on in the buildings, bridges, canals, rail lines, and homes that have survived, and in the stories, both well-known and long-forgotten, of the people and places no longer here. In From Queenston to Kingston, Ron Brown provides today's explorer's with a window into Ontario's not so distant past and shares a hope that, in future, progress and historical preservation go hand in hand.

Land, Power, and Economics on the Frontier of Upper Canada
Land, Power, and Economics on the Frontier of Upper Canada

Author: John Clarke

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 796

ISBN-13: 9780773521940

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Land, Power, and Economics on the Frontier of Upper Canada examines Ontario's formative years, focusing on Essex County in Ontario from 1788 to 1850. Upper Canadian attitudes to land and society are shown to have been built on contemporary visions of the cosmos. John Clarke examines the actions of individuals from the perspective of the political culture and its manifestations, doing so within the constraints of geography and the cultural baggage of the settlers. Placing human action in the context of economics and laissez-faire capitalism, Clarke shows how almost unbridled acquisitiveness, and its concomitant land speculation, could promote or hinder development.

History of the Book in Canada: 1840-1918
History of the Book in Canada: 1840-1918

Author: History of the Book in Canada Project

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 697

ISBN-13: 080208012X

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This second of three volumes in theHistory of the Book in Canada demonstrates the same research and editorial standards established with Volume One by book history specialists from across the nation.