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  • Toronto of Old

    Enriched edition. Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario

    by Henry Scadding, Liam Alcott ...
    In 'Toronto of Old,' Henry Scadding presents a rich tapestry of the city's history, weaving together vivid narratives and meticulous research that captures the spirit of 19th-century Toronto. The book employs a narrative style that combines the precision of historical documentation with the charm of anecdotal storytelling, allowing readers to vividly envision the everyday life, cultural dynamics, ... Read more

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  • Toronto of Old

    by Henry Scadding ...
    In 1686 the vicinage of Lake Simcoe, especially the district between Lake Simcoe and Lake Huron, appears to have been commonly known as the Toronto region. We deduce this from the old contemporary maps, on one or other of which Matchedash bay is the Bay of Toronto; the river Severn is the Toronto river; Lake Simcoe itself is Toronto Lake; the chain of Lakes passing south-eastward from the ... Read more

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  • Toronto of Old

    by Henry Scadding ...
    In 1873, Henry Scadding, former rector of Toronto’s Church of the Holy Trinity, wrote the definitive history of early Toronto. His detailed portrait of the streets, customs and prominent citizens is a goldmine of sights and insights into a Toronto long-since disappeared.Toronto of Old was first reprinted in 1966 and has been out of print since 1973. The later version, edited by Frederick H. ... Read more

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  • Toronto of Old

    Enriched edition. Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario

    by Henry Scadding, Camille Saunders ...
    In "Toronto of Old," Henry Scadding offers a meticulously researched and richly detailed chronicle of the city's history from the early settlements to the mid-nineteenth century. Writing in an engaging narrative style, Scadding blends historical facts with evocative descriptions of the landscape, architecture, and social fabric of Toronto. His work serves not only as a historical account but also ... Read more

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  • Mrs. Simcoe's Diary

    by Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe ...
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  • History of New Brunswick

    by Peter Fisher ...
    First published in 1825. "In 1825, when Peter Fisher published the first Historical work, the Province of New-Brunswick had received the loyalist immigration forty-three years before, at which date it was constituted a separate Province. The progress of the country during a period when its political institutions and industrial life were in a formative condition is of deep interest. The account ... Read more

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  • The Town of York 1793-1815

    A Collection of Documents of Early Toronto

    Edited by Edith Firth ...
    Series series Heritage
    This volume, the fifth of the Ontario Series of the Champlain Society, tells the history of the town of York (Toronto) from the arrival of John Graves Simcoe in 1793 through the war of 1812 until news of the peace reached the town in the spring of 1815. The selection of contemporary documents attempts to show why York was chosen for a settlement in the first place, the kind of community that ... Read more

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