| The Valley of the Trent Contributor(s): Guillet, Edwin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1487599382 ISBN-13: 9781487599386 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $57.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1957 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | North American |
| Dewey: 971.35 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.72 lbs) 564 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Trent system of lakes, rivers, and canals occupies a considerable part of the counties of Hastings, Durham, Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton, and Victoria, in the province of Ontario. This volume of documents, records, and early writings covers the discovery and settlement of the valley, development and decline of the lumber trade, the Trent Canal and community life, and is abundantly illustrated in gravure and line from source materials. The Times Literary Supplement says of this first volume that is "raised high hopes of an important contribution to Canadian social and economic history." British Book News says that the "excerpts from manuscripts, newspapers, old and rare books and pamphlets, with the excellent contemporary illustrations, give a vivid and valuable account of early life in this interesting area." |
Contributor Bio(s): Guillet, Edwin C.: - Edwin C. Guillet (1898-1975) was educated at the University of Toronto (B.A. 1922) and at McMaster University (B.A. 1926; M.A. 1927). He joined the staff of Lindsay Collegiate in 1923 and the Central Technical School in Toronto in 1926, remaining until 1934. From 1958 to 1962 he served as research historian with the Ontario Department of Public Records and Archives. In 1963 he was appointed consultant on Canadiana to the Library of Trent University. He was the author of Early Life in Upper Canada and many other books, was noted especially for his works on social and local history. |