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Ottawa Waterway
Gateway to a Continent
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English
Published/Copyright:
1975
About this book
In this book, Robert Legget tells how the 'Grand River of the North' river basin was formed geologically in prehistoric times, and how it has been used by explorers, missionaries, fur traders, lumbermen, settlers, travellers, and industry for more than 250 years.
Author / Editor information
Legget Robert :
The late Robert Legget (1904-1994) was also the author of Ottawa Waterway: Gateway to a Continent (1975). He was the first Director of the Division of Building Research of the National Research Council of Canada from 1947 until his retirement in 1969.
Reviews
'This is a book to be savoured for its style, its clarity and its story of the part the Ottawa has played in the history of Canada.'
'…a splendid companion to the author's earlier Rideau Waterway, and, like the latter, should become the standard work on its subject .. To anyone interested in Great Lakes history this work is a "must." '
'Legget's research is stupendous … His fund of knowledge about the families, landmarks, sites and industries of the Ottawa Valley is … astounding.'
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Maps and Diagrams
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One. The Waterway
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Two. The Setting
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Three. Canoes on the Ottawa
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Four. Travellers' Tales
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Five. Lumbering on the Ottawa
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Six. Canals and Steamboats
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Seven. Settlement on the Ottawa
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Eight. The River Today
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Appendix: Sir George Simpson' s Account of the Ottawa Waterway
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References in Text
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Select Bibliography
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Acknowledgments
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Index
277
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December 15, 1975
eBook ISBN:
9781487576462
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304
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eBook ISBN:
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Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
