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Item specifics
- Condition
- Genre/Subject
- HISTORY / Canada / General
- Platform
- NA
- Release Title
- Ottawa Waterway Gateway to a Continent
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- NA
- Title
- Ottawa Waterway Gateway to a Continent
- Material
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- Film/TV Title
- Ottawa Waterway Gateway to a Continent
- Weight
- 0.43
- Fiction/Non-Fiction
- Non-Fiction
- Colour
- NA
- Binding Type
- Perfect
- Main Stone
- NA
- Brand
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- Record Grading
- New
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- New
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- ISBN
- 9780802063007
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
ISBN-10
0802063004
ISBN-13
9780802063007
eBay Product ID (ePID)
124791081
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Ottawa Waterway : Gateway to a Continent
Publication Year
1975
Subject
Canada / General, Environmental Economics, Ecology, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Transportation, Business & Economics, History
Series
Heritage Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
16.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
'Legget's research is stupendous ... His fund of knowledge about the families, landmarks, sites and industries of the Ottawa Valley is ... astounding.' --Ottawa Journal '...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." ' --Inland Seas '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.' --Queen's Quarterly
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Synopsis
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., The mighty river that flows through the capital of Canada was called in 'Grand River of the North' by the first French explorers, before they even knew of the existence of the Great Lakes which are part of the St Lawrence waterway today. The Ottawa is still a great river, despite the changes made by man, and contributes on a vast scale to the industry, commerce, and amenities of the region. In this book, Robert Legget tells how the 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. He describes the untamed river as the voyageurs saw it, and the major role it played in the fur trade; the heyday of the timber industry when huge rafts of longs were floated downriver to Montreal, and the building of early canals which ushered in the great days of steamboating. Famous pioneer personalities are brought to life, and curious and fascinating incidents are related. He shows how the river has been turned to the use and convenience of man by vast power developments, and also takes the reader on a tour of the river today, indicating the best sites for viewing the scenery and how these may be reached by road, ferry, and rail.
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