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VIII. COMMUNITY LIFE: LAND BOARDS, QUARTER SESSIONS, POLITICAL LIFE
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- FOREWORD ix
- PREFACE xiii
- CONTENTS xvii
- ILLUSTRATIONS xxiii
- INTRODUCTION xxvii
- I. DISCOVERY OF THE TRENT VALLEY, AND ITS NATIVE INHABITANTS 1
- II. PREPARATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT 26
- III. SETTLEMENT AND PIONEER LIFE 50
- IV. SETTLEMENT: THE PETER ROBINSON EMIGRATION, 1825 84
- V. TRANSPORTATION: THE TRENT CANAL 131
- VI. GENERAL TRANSPORTATION 233
- VII. INDUSTRY: LUMBERING 254
- VIII. COMMUNITY LIFE: LAND BOARDS, QUARTER SESSIONS, POLITICAL LIFE 280
- IX. COMMUNITY LIFE: RELIGION 301
- X. COMMUNITY LIFE: EDUCATION 332
- XI. SELECTIONS FROM WRITINGS DESCRIPTIVE OF THE REGION 341
- XII. POETICAL PRODUCTIONS OF THE INHABITANTS 424
- INDEX 463
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- FOREWORD ix
- PREFACE xiii
- CONTENTS xvii
- ILLUSTRATIONS xxiii
- INTRODUCTION xxvii
- I. DISCOVERY OF THE TRENT VALLEY, AND ITS NATIVE INHABITANTS 1
- II. PREPARATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT 26
- III. SETTLEMENT AND PIONEER LIFE 50
- IV. SETTLEMENT: THE PETER ROBINSON EMIGRATION, 1825 84
- V. TRANSPORTATION: THE TRENT CANAL 131
- VI. GENERAL TRANSPORTATION 233
- VII. INDUSTRY: LUMBERING 254
- VIII. COMMUNITY LIFE: LAND BOARDS, QUARTER SESSIONS, POLITICAL LIFE 280
- IX. COMMUNITY LIFE: RELIGION 301
- X. COMMUNITY LIFE: EDUCATION 332
- XI. SELECTIONS FROM WRITINGS DESCRIPTIVE OF THE REGION 341
- XII. POETICAL PRODUCTIONS OF THE INHABITANTS 424
- INDEX 463