Thunder Bay District, 1821-1892 : a collection of documents / / edited with an introduction by Elizabeth Arthur

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797239003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : The Champlain Society for the Government of Ontario, University of Toronto Press, , 1973; ©1973
• ISBN: 1-4426-5637-9; 1-4426-3307-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (425 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Ontario Series ; ; 9
• Disciplina: 917.1312/03/2
• Soggetti: HISTORY / Canada / General; Sources.; History; Electronic books.; Thunder Bay (Ont.) History Sources
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD TO THE ONTARIO SERIES BY THE HONOURABLE WILLIAM G. DAVIS, PREMIER OF ONTARIO -- PREFACE -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- A. The Undistributed Middle, 1821-92: A Problem of Jurisdiction -- B. Dreams of Power and Riches, 1821-55 -- C. Travellers and Residents, 1821-55 -- D. The Commercial Revolution and Thunder Bay, 1857-70 -- E. The Zone of Transit, 1870-85 -- F. The Economic Development of Ontario's Frontier, 1870-92 -- G. On the Fringes of Settlement, 1870-92 -- H. The Rivalry of the Port and the Fort, 1870-92 -- I.A Sense of Community -- DOCUMENTS -- A. The Undistributed Middle, 1821-92: A Problem of Jurisdiction -- B. Dreams of Power and Riches, 1821-55 -- C. Travellers and Residents, 1821-55 -- D. The Commercial Revolution and Thunder Bay, 1857-70 -- E. The Zone of Transit, 1870-85 -- F. The Economic Development of Ontario's Frontier, 1870-92 -- The Mines -- The Farms and Forests -- G. On the Fringes of Settlement, 1870-92 -- H. The Rivalry of the Port and the Fort, 1870-; 92 -- I.A Sense of Community -- APPENDIX: ORIGINAL TEXTS OF DOCUMENTS -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume is a pioneering excursion into the documentary history of the Thunder Bay area.