Historical atlas of Canada . Volume 2 The land transformed, 1800-1891 / / R. Louis Gentilcore, editor ; Don Measner, associate editor ; Ronald H. Walder, associate editor ; Geoffrey J. Matthews, illustrator ; Byron Moldofsky, contributor

• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1993; ©1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 911.71
• Soggetto topico: HISTORY / Canada / General
• Soggetto geografico: Canada Historical geography Maps; Canada History 19th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Maps.; History; Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): GentilcoreR. Louis <1924->; MeasnerDon; WalderRonald H.; MatthewsGeoffrey J.; MoldofskyByron
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-184)
• Nota di contenuto: Contents -- Donors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Canada in the Nineteenth century -- 1 Images of Canada -- 2 Exploration to mid-century -- 3 Exploration and assessment to 1891 -- 4 Eastern Canada in 1800 -- 5 Canada in 1891 -- 6 The look of domestic building, 1891 -- Part one: extending the frontier: settlement to mid-century -- an immigrant population -- 7 The coming of the loyalists -- 8 Origins of the newfoundland population, 1836 -- 9 Transatlantic migrations, to 1851 --10 Population in the Canadas and the maritimes to 1851 expanding economies -- 11 Timber production and trade to 1850 -- 12 Agriculture in Atlantic Canada, 1851 -- 13 an established agriculture: lower Canada to 1851 -- 14 The new agriculture: upper Canada to 1851 -- 15 Trade to mid-century -- 16 By hand and by water: manufacturing to 1851 -- 17 The fur trade northwest to 1870 -- 18 The red river settlement -- 19 The fur trade in the cordillera to 1857 -- 20 Urban places to mid-century -- Part two: building a nation: Canada to the end of the century forging the links -- 21 From sea to sea: territorial growth to 1900 -- 22 Invasion repulsed, 1812-1814 -- 23 Unrest in the Canadas -- 24 British garrisons to 1871 -- 25 Emergence of a transportation system, 1837-1852 -- 26 The railway age, 1834-1891 -- 27 Linking Canada, 1867-1891 -- 28 Politics and parties, 1867-1896 -- the people -- 29 The Canadian population, 1871,1891 -- 30 The fertility transition, 1851-1891 -- 31 The exodus: migrations, 1860-1900 -- 32 Native reserves of eastern Canada to 1900 -- 33 Native reserves: names and descriptions --34 Native reserves of western Canada to 1900 --35 Dispersal of the Manitoba Matis and the Northwest rebellion, 1870-1885 -- 36 The gold rushes in British Columbia, 1858-1881 --37 Canadian fisheries, 1850-1900 --38 The forest industry, 1850-1890 --39 Ships and shipping, 1863-1914 --40 Agricultural change in Québec to 1891 --41 Agricultural change in Ontario, 1851-1891 --42 Homesteading and agriculture in the west, 1872-1891 --43 International trade to 1891: urbanization and manufacturing --44 Banking and finance --45 An emerging urban system, 1845,1885 --46 From firewood to coal: fueling the nation to 1891 -- 47 Elements of industrial transition, 1851-1871 -- 48 The developing industrial heartland, 1871-1891 -- 49 Social change in Montreal, 1842-1901 -- 50 Commerce in the core: Toronto, 1881 -- a changing society -- 51 The printed word -- 52 Religious denominations, 1891 -- 53 Defining sacred space -- 54 Education: variety and separateness, 1851-1891 -- 55 The quest for universal schooling, 1851-1891 -- 56 Responses to poverty to 1891.
• Sommario/riassunto: Momentous events of the time are captured in this volume, which provides a splendid visual record of the drama of nation building and the roots of the diverse nation we know today.
• Titolo autorizzato: Historical atlas of Canada
• ISBN: 1-282-01194-4; 9786612011948; 1-4426-7575-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828187303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Historical atlas of Canada ; ; v. 2