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Michipicoten Memories

Wawa, ON: Michipicoten Heritage Committee, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Illustrated card covers show light shelf wear. Previous owner's name on title page. ; A tight solid book. ; Sepia illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 56 pages; "Wawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District and associated with Wawa Lake. Formerly known as the township of Michipicoten, after a nearby river of that name, the township was officially renamed in 2007 for its largest and best-known community of Wawa. This area was first developed for fur trading. In the late 19th century, both gold and iron ore were found and mined, leading to the region's rise as the steel industry developed in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. From 1900-1918 the Helen Mine had the highest production of iron ore of any mine in Canada." (Wikipedia) This is a short pictorial history of the area. The township includes the smaller communities of Michipicoten and Michipicoten River, which are small port settlements on the shore of Lake Superior. These names are derived from the Ojibwe term for the river.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19030

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario::Community History

Keywords: Michipicoten Lake Superior Wawa History::Canada Community History

ARMSTRONG, CHRISTOPHER

The Revenge of the Methodist Bicycle Company Sunday Streetcars and Municipal Reform in Toronto, 1888

Toronto: Peter Martin Associates, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0887781683. Dust jacket shows some edge wear and light creasing, pages a little tanned ; A tight solid book. DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W Illustrations; 214 pages; The story is simple: big-money interest who owned Toronto's street railways wanted to run streetcars on Sundays. They claimed this would be a boon to the working man on his day of rest, but it was clear that profit was their real motive. Respectable leaders of Toronto society were adamantly opposed; Sunday streetcars were a desecration of the Sabbath, the work of the Devil. But ultimately, the robber barons won and the cars ran on Sunday-just as the first great bicycle craze began. Everybody bought bikes-some of them from the Methodist Bicycle Company-and the Sunday streetcars were virtually empty. Revenge is a rollicking good story peopled by flamboyant characters with Good and Evil fighting it out in public view. Richly illustrated with cartoons and photographs from the period, it is an exuberant refutation of the notion that Canadian history is dull.. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 15804

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario

Keywords: 0887781683 Toronto Streetcar History::Canada

ERRINGTON, JANE

The Lion, the Eagle, and Upper Canada: A Developing Colonial Ideology

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0773506039. Only slight wear.; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; 0.95 x 9.32 x 5.92 Inches; 272 pages; "Errington argues that in order to appreciate the evolution of Upper Canadian beliefs, particularly the development of political ideology, it is necessary to understand the various and changing perceptions of the United States and of Great Britain held by different groups of colonial leaders. Colonial ideology inevitably evolved in response to changing domestic circumstances and to the colonists' knowledge of altering world affairs. It is clear, however, that from the arrival of the first loyalists in 1748 to the passage of the Naturalization Bill in 1828, the attitudes and beliefs of the Upper Canadian elite reflect the fact that the colony was a British- American community. Errington reveals that Upper Canada was never as anti-American as popular lore suggests, even in the midst of the War of 1812. By the mid 1820s, largely due to their conflicting views of Great Britain and the United States, Upper Canadians were irrevocably divided. The Tory administration argued that only by decreasing the influence of the United States, enforcing a conservative British mould on colonial society, and maintaining strong ties with the Empire could Upper Canada hope to survive. The forces of reform, on the other hand, asserted that Upper Canada was not and could not become a re-creation of Great Britain and that to deny its position in North America could only lead to internal dissent and eventual amalgamation with the United States. Errington's description of these early attempts to establish a unique Upper Canadian identity reveals the historical background of a dilemma which has yet to be resolved.". Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 14959

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario

Keywords: 0773506039 Ontario Colonialism Upper Canada History::Canada

GREEN, BOB

Eavesdroppings Stories from Small Towns When Sin Was Fun

Toronto: Dundurn, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1550026291. Signed by Author; Only slight wear to card covers; Signed by the author on the front fly leaf. A bright, solid book.; 8.82 X 5.98 X 0.55 inches; 200 pages; "Eavesdroppings recounts life in the small towns of Ontario before sin arrived on the Internet - a time when churches were never locked and parents, not wishing to be disturbed while they listened to the radio, shooed their children out to play in the dark, unguarded streets without fear. Here you'll find comedy, outrage, and tragedy but no disguise. Included are actual events and the names of all persons involved.The author tracks the quaint immorality of smalltown sin in the 1930s and its evolution from full-frontal bingo in the churches to the current degeneracy of nude women wrestling men in vats of Jell-O in licensed nightclubs, but he never moralizes. Indeed, he provides no uplifting messages at all - just gossip, which, as Oscar Wilde said, "is what history is all about and more fun.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 16790

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario

Keywords: 1550026291 Ontario Small town life sin History::Canada Biographies & Memoirs

JAENEN (EDITOR), CORNELIUS

The French Regime in the Upper Country of Canada During the Seventeenth Century

Toronto ON: Champlain Society in co-operation with the government of Ontario, 1996. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0969342578. As new; Red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and decoration on spine, Limited edition statement, unnumbered. This edition was limited to 1100 copies and was specifically for Champlain Society only. Three fold-out maps bound in, in fine condition. ; Publications of the Champlain Society: Ontario Series XVI; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 303 pages. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 20933

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario

Keywords: 0969342578 Upper Canada Explorers Radisson champlain lasalle jolliet Frontenac Ontario History::Canada EXPLORATION

KIRKBY, JEANNE

Morris Township Past to Present

Morris, ON: Morris Township, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. Card covers show some shelf wear, with previous owner's notation on outside of back cover, light soil to page edges. ; A tight solid book. ; B&W Photographs. Very Good .

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Book number: 18223

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario::Community History

Keywords: morris township huron county History::Canada Community History

LATIMER, JOHN

Maker of Men the Kilcoo Story

Halliburton, ON: Kilcoo Camp, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0968521800. Signed by Author; Card covers show very light shelf wear. ; Inscribed by the author on the title page. A bright, solid book, B&W illustrations throughout ; 9.0 X 5.9 X 1.1 inches; 333 pages; "Since 1932, when Kilcoo was founded by Charles F. Plewman, thousands of boys and young men from Canada and around the world have shared a certain magic on the shores of Gull Lake in the Highlands of Haliburton. This is the camp's history, complete with lots of photos.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20563

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario

Keywords: 0968521800 kilcoo Halliburton Ontario History::Canada

MARTIN, VIRGIL EMERSON

The Early History of Jakobstettel an Account of the People and the Land in and Around St. Jacobs, Ontario-

St. Jacobs, ON: V. E. Martin, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 096901791X. Card covers show some shelf wear with minor chipping along spine, some corner curl, tape repair top of spine. Previous owner has pasted envelope section with Canadian 17 cent stamp on inside of front cover. ; A tight solid book. Oblong 8.5 x 11 in, liberally illustrated by sepia photos and B&W drawings and maps ; 102 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 20800

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario::Community History

Keywords: 096901791X Community history jakobstettl St. Jacobs History::Canada Community History

MARTYN, LUCY BOOTH

The Face of Early Toronto an Archival Record, 1797

Sutton West: Paget Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0920348246. DJ shows light shelf wear, some creasing and one short tear top edge. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Maps and B&W photos; 157 pages; The highlights of this book are the number of street maps taken from Goad's 1884 Atlas of Toronto, architectural drawings of 19th century buildings and early photographs of buildings accompanied by a short history.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18225

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario::Toronto

Keywords: 0920348246 Cartography Street maps Architectural Toronto History::Canada CARTOGRAPHY Architecture

REYNOLDS, NILA

Bancroft, a Bonanza of Memories

Bancroft, Ontario: The Bancroft Centennial Committee, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Dj and boards show light shelf wear, with short tears to DJ edges. Previous owner's name inside front board. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W photographs ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 250 pages; This is a community history of the small farming town of Bancroft in the north end of Hastings County in Ontario CA. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 21610

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario::Community History

Keywords: bancroft ontario Community history hastings county History::Canada Community History

SOCIETY, ONTARIO HISTORICAL

Index to the Publications of the Ontario Historical Society, 1899

Toronto: Ontario Historical Society, 1974. Paperback. Light edge wear to green card covers; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 175 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16479

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario::Reference

Keywords: Ontario HISTORY History::Canada

STRICKLAND, SAMUEL & AGNES STRICKLAND (EDITOR)

Twenty

Edmonton, AB: Hurtig Publishers, 1972. Facsimile; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 088830028X. Very light shelf wear to DJ, but sun-faded on spine. Prev. owner's name on FFEP. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Blue cloth covered boards are bright with black and gilt title on spine. Two volumes in one. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 344 pages; "The Canada West of his colonial experience extended from the bush country just east of Toronto to the Huron Tract in southwestern Ontario. Typical of many scions of genteel but no longer wealthy British families, Samuel Strickland came to Canada in 1825 hoping to establish himself in a new open society. It was his earliest experiences as a gentleman pioneer in a thoroughlyuncivilized wilderness that provided the background for his narrative originally published in 1853".. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18026

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Keywords: 088830028X Ontario Pioneer huron tract

RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE MUSKOKA PIONEER VILLAGE

Huntsville Pictures from the Past

Bracebridge, Ontario: Huntsville & Area Historical Society, 2019. Third Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0919783236. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 9.8 X 7.8 X 0.4 inches; 160 pages; Huntsville is a town in the picturesque Muskoka area of Ontario, established in the 1860s. It still thrives today thanks to the tourist and cottage trade. (My first job was in the tuck shop at the Britannia Hotel on the Lake of Bays many summers ago.) The authors delve into the early history - industries, settlers, churches, surrounding resorts.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20714

Catalogue: Canadiana::Ontario::Community History

Keywords: 0919783236 Community history Muskoka Lake Of bays Community History