Author: Goldie JohnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780243800520
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Diary of a Journey Through Upper Canada
Author: Goldie JohnPublisher:
ISBN: 9780243800520
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Diary of a Journey Through Upper Canada and Some of the New England States, 1819
Author: John GoldieDIARY OF A JOURNEY THROUGH UPPER CANADA
Author: JOHN. GOLDIEPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033307540
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Diary of a Journey Through Upper Canada
Author: John GoldiePublisher:
ISBN: 9781332541720
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Excerpt from Diary of a Journey Through Upper Canada: And Some of the New England States, 1819 John goldie was one of the company of eighteenth and nineteenth century naturalists whose journals and diaries bring pleasure to us today. Trained to minute observation, yet compelled by Nature to take the long view and the slow pace, they left vivid narratives filled with detailed sketches of places and people. One reason Why these journals never cease to fascinate us is that they afford us a glimpse of the wilderness world we will never know; another is the contrast between the acutely observed detail and the limitless landscape. John Goldie's diary of his North American journey, from Montreal around Lake Ontario and on to Pittsburgh, is one of these wonderful narratives. It has never been published as it was written; the only previous edition, privately printed in 1897, omitted or toned down the political and social commentary which is of the greatest interest to today's reader. The present edition is published by the kindness of Goldie descendants from his diary now preserved at the Toronto Public Library. The botanical notes, kept separately from the diary, are believed to have been lost. Their lack will distress the botanist, but every reader will find plenty of interest in Goldie's day-to-day narra tive, spiced with comments. John Goldie was a Scot, born on the 21$t of March, 1793, in the parish of Kirkoswald in Ayrshire. Having served his apprenticeship as a gardener and displayed an interest in the collecting and classifying of plants, he entered the Glasgow Botanic Gardens, then under the direction of William J. (afterward Sir William) Hooker, where he received a thorough scientific training in botany. In addition he studied languages at the University, Latin and Greek of course, With some Hebrew and modern languages as well. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Lion, the Eagle, and Upper Canada
Author: Elizabeth Jane ErringtonPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773512047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
It has generally been assumed that the political and social ideas of early Upper Canadians rested firmly on veneration of eighteenth-century British conservative values and unequivocal rejection of all things American. Jane Errington's examination of the attitudes and beliefs of the Upper Canadian elite between 1784 and 1828, as seen through their private papers, public records, and the newspapers of the time, suggests that this view is far too simplistic.
Lion, The Eagle, and Upper Canada, Second Edition
Author: Elizabeth Jane ErringtonPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773540261
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
How an early Canadian identity came to be.
Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Author: Arnold Arboretum. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University: Subject catalogue with supplement to volume I.
Author: Arnold Arboretum. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Report on Canadian Archives
Author: Public Archives of CanadaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Niagara's Changing Landscapes
Author: Hugh J. GaylerPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780886292355
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
In this synthesis of urban geography and environmental studies, ten scholars explore the complex physical and human characteristics of Canada's best known region. They attempt to formulate a geopolitical blueprint for preservation of both the natural elements and future enterprise.