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Related subjects Frontier and pioneer life--Ontario Journalists--Ontario--Biography Thompson, Samuel, 1810-1886 Publication information Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart, 1968	Reminiscences of a Canadian pioneer : for the last fifty years, 1833-1883 : an autobiography Thompson, Samuel
	Table of Contents Cover Title Page Contents Preface 1 The Author's Antecedents and Forbears 2 History of a Man of Genius 3 Some Reminiscences of a London Apprentice 4 Westward, Ho! 5 Connemara and Galway fifty years ago 6 More Sea Experiences 7 Up the St. Lawrence 8 Muddy Little York 9 A Pioneer Tavern 10 A First Day in the Bush 11 A Chapter on Chopping 12 Life in the Backwoods 13 Some Gatherings from Natural History 14 Our Removal to Nottawasaga 15 Society in the Backwoods 16 More about Nottawasaga and its People 17 A Rude Winter Experience 18 The Forest Wealth of Canada 19 A Melancholy Tale 20 From Barrie to Nottawasaga 21 Farewell to the Backwoods 22 A Journey to Toronto 23 Some Glimpses of Upper Canadian Politics 24 Toronto During the Rebellion 25 The Victor and the Vanquished 26 Results in the Future 27 A Confirmed Tory 28 Newspaper Experiences 29 Introduction to Canadian Politics 30 Lord Sydenham's Mission 31 Tories of the Rebellion Times 32 More Tories of Rebellion Times 33 A Choice of a Church 34 The Clergy Reserves 35 A Political Seed-time 36 The Maple Leaf 37 St. George's Society 38 A Great Conflagration 39 The Rebellion Losses Bill 40 The British American League 41 Results of the B. A. League 42 Toronto Civic Affairs 43 Lord Elgin in Toronto 44 Toronto Harbour and Esplanade 45 Mayor Bowes-City Debentures 46 Carlton Ocean Beach 47 Canadian Politics from 1853 to 1860 48 Business Troubles 49 Business Experiences in Quebec 50 Quebec in 1859-60 51 Departure From Quebec 52 John A. Macdonald and George Brown 53 John Sheridan Hogan 54 Domestic Notes 55 The Beaver Insurance Company 56 The Ottawa Fires 57 Some Insurance Experiences 58 A Heavy Calamity 59 The Hon. John Hillyard Cameron 60 The Toronto Athenæaum 61 The Buffalo Fête 62 The Boston Jubilee 63 Vestiges of the Mosaic Deluge 64 The Franchise 65 Free Trade and Protection 66 The Future of Canada 67 The Toronto Mechanics' Institute 68 The Free Public Library 69 Postscript Index	Go to page: Search this volume search

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