Pioneer Days in Upper Canada,

By Edwin C. Guillet

Despite abundant hardships, pioneer life in Upper Canada was romantic and colourful, and Mr. Guillet brings vividly to life the early settlers and their experiences. He draws on contemporary letters, diaries, newspapers, and periodicals, supplementing these researches with interviews with persons who had personal contacts with early life in the province.

This volume contains the chapters from Mr. Guillet's large volume, Early Life in Upper Canada, which describes the pioneer home, foods and cooking, milling, lumbering, maple sugar making, fishing, "bees", amusements in town and country, and pioneer sports. It is abundantly illustrated with authentic portraits, photographs, and drawings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802060315
• ISBN13: 9780802060310
• Release Date: December 1963
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Pioneer Days in Upper Canada

This book was originally Section III in Early Life in Upper Canada, which was published in 1933. It deals with various aspects of early pioneer life in the province of Ontario, Canada; some chapters include: "The Pioneer Home," "Food and Cooking," "Lumbering," and "Pioneer Sports--Curling". The book is intended for a general readership and its text is therefore quite lucid. In total, there are 216 pages and a number of illustrations depicting the various aspects of pioneer life discussed.