Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West

Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West

Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West - The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I) No one can...
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Author: Strickland, Samuel,1804-1867
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Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West

Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West

$19.99 $9.99

Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Strickland, Samuel,1804-1867
Format: eBook
Language: English

Twenty-Seven Years in Canada West - The Experience of an Early Settler (Volume I)

No one can give an adequate view of the general life of a colonist, unless he has been one himself. Unless he has experienced all the various gradations of colonial existence, from that of the pioneer in the backwoods and the inhabitant of a shanty, up to the epoch of his career, when he becomes the owner, by his own exertions, of a comfortable house and well-cleared farm, affording him the comforts and many of the luxuries of civilization, he is hardly competent to write on such a subject. I have myself passed through all these grades. I have had the honour of filling many colonial appointments, such as Commissioner of the Court of Requests, and Justice of the Peace. My commission in her Majestys Militia, and my connection with the Canada Company, have also afforded me some opportunities of acquiring additional information. I was in the Companys service during the early settlement of Guelph and also of Goderich, in the Huron tract. I am, therefore, as intimately acquainted with those flourishing settlements as with the townships in my own county of Peterborough. Upon my return to my native country in August, on a visit to my venerable mother, I was advised by my family to give my colonial experience to the world in a plain, practical manner. I followed the flattering suggestions of relatives so distinguished for literary attainments, and so dear to my affections, and Twenty-seven Years in Canada West; or, The Experience of an Early Settler, is the result of my compliance with their wishes. The subject of colonization is, indeed, one of vital importance, and demands much consideration, for it is the wholesome channel through which the superfluous population of England and Ireland passes, from a state of poverty to one of comfort. It is true that the independence of the Canadian settler must be the fruit of his own labour, for none but the industrious can hope to obtain that reward. In fact, idle and indolent persons will not change their natures by going out to Canada. Poverty and discontent will be the lot of the sluggard in the Bush, as it was in his native landnay, deeper poverty, for he cannot work, to beg he is ashamed, and if he be surrounded by a family, those nearest and dearest to him will share in his disappointment and regret. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 15245
Author: Strickland, Samuel
Release Date: Mar 3, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English

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