On The Shores of Scugog [Local History of Port Perry, Ontario and Vicinity]
de Farmer, Samuel [1871-1948]
- Usado
- fair
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fair
- Librería
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Port Perry, Ontario: The Port Perry Star. Fair. 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. A very informative early history of this area. Topics include: The First Settler in Reach; Clearing the Land; Burning Up Timber; The Pleasing Side of Clearing; Making Black Salts and Potash; Some Early Settlers; Scugog Island; Some Scugog Settlers; The Floating Bridge; A Small Rebellion; The Nonquon Navigation Company; Schools and Schooling; The Home Life of That Day; The Cost of Living; How Taxes Were Raised; Roads and Rigs; The Coroner; The Tornado of 1850; Mills and Milling; Hotels and Whisky; Mr. Joseph Bigelow (including a photo of his large home); Postoffices and Letters; and much more. [5]-114 pages. Black and white vignettes. Several black and white reproductions of archival photos, mostly of significant local persons and churches. Inside back board a prior owner has affixed a highly informative chronology of significant local historical events dating from 1800 through 1926, plus a list of the former names of several local communities. Above-average wear to original maroon cloth ruled and decorated in black. Two-inch opening at top of back hinge. Narrow opening in binding at pages 65, 89 and 101. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. A most wonderful early record of the proud and fascinating history of this area. Bishop p.1086, Morley p.26.; 8vo .
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- Título
- On The Shores of Scugog [Local History of Port Perry, Ontario and Vicinity]
- Autor
- Farmer, Samuel [1871-1948]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fair
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- The Port Perry Star
- Lugar de publicación
- Port Perry, Ontario
- Fecha de publicación
- 1913
- Palabras clave
- Port Perry - history, Joseph Bigelow, John Nott, Lake Scugog - history, Reuben Crandell
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Genealogy; Local History;
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