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Reminiscences of a Canadian Pioneer

by Samuel Thompson

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — The Author’s Antecedents and Forbears
  3. 3Chapter II — History of a Man of Genius
  4. 4Chapter III — Some Reminiscences of a London Apprentice
  5. 5Chapter IV — Westward, Ho!
  6. 6Chapter V — Connemara and Galway fifty years ago
  7. 7Chapter VI — More Sea Experiences
  8. 8Chapter VII — Up the St. Lawrence
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Muddy Little York
  10. 10Chapter IX — A Pioneer Tavern
  11. 11Chapter X — A First Day in the Bush
  12. 12Chapter XI — A Chapter on Chopping
  13. 13Chapter XII — Life in the Backwoods
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Some Gatherings from Natural History
  15. 15Chapter XIV — Our Removal to Nottawasaga
  16. 16Chapter XV — Society in the Backwoods
  17. 17Chapter XVI — More about Nottawasaga and its People
  18. 18Chapter XVII — A Rude Winter Experience
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — The Forest Wealth of Canada
  20. 20Chapter XIX — A Melancholy Tale
  21. 21Chapter XX — From Barrie to Nottawasaga
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Farewell to the Backwoods
  23. 23Chapter XXII — A Journey to Toronto
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Some Glimpses of Upper Canadian Politics
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — Toronto During the Rebellion
  26. 26Chapter XXV — The Victor and the Vanquished
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — Results in the Future
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — A Confirmed Tory
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — Newspaper Experiences
  30. 30Chapter XXIX
  31. 31Chapter XXX — Lord Sydenham’s Mission
  32. 32Chapter XXXI — Tories of the Rebellion Times
  33. 33Chapter XXXII — More Tories of Rebellion Times
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII — A Choice of a Church
  35. 35Hymn for Easter
  36. 36The Sinner’s Complaint and Consolation
  37. 37Chapter XXXIV — The Clergy Reserves
  38. 38Chapter XXXV — A Political Seed-time
  39. 39Chapter XXXVI — “The Maple Leaf”
  40. 40Changes of an Hour on Lake Erie
  41. 41The Two Foscari
  42. 42Chapter XXXVII — St. George’s Society
  43. 43Chapter XXXVIII — A Great Conflagration
  44. 44Chapter XXXIX — The Rebellion Losses Bill
  45. 45Chapter XL — The British American League
  46. 46Chapter XLI — Results of the B. A. League
  47. 47Chapter XLII — Toronto Civic Affairs
  48. 48Chapter XLIII — Lord Elgin in Toronto
  49. 49Chapter XLIV — Toronto Harbour and Esplanade
  50. 50Chapter XLV — Mayor Bowes — City Debentures
  51. 51Chapter XLVI — Carlton Ocean Beach
  52. 52Chapter XLVII — Canadian Politics From 1853 to 1860
  53. 53Chapter XLVIII — Business Troubles
  54. 54Chapter XLIX — Business Experiences in Quebec
  55. 55Chapter L — Quebec in 1859-60
  56. 56Chapter LI — Departure From Quebec
  57. 57Chapter LII — John A. Macdonald and George Brown
  58. 58Chapter LIII — John Sheridan Hogan
  59. 59Chapter LIV — Domestic Notes
  60. 60Chapter LV — The Beaver Insurance Company
  61. 61Chapter LVI — The Ottawa Fires
  62. 62Chapter LVII — Some Insurance Experiences
  63. 63Chapter LVIII — A Heavy Calamity
  64. 64Chapter LIX — The Hon. John Hillyard Cameron
  65. 65Chapter LX — Toronto Athenæum
  66. 66Chapter LXI — The Buffalo Fete
  67. 67Chapter LXII — The Boston Jubilee
  68. 68Chapter LXIII — Vestiges of the Mosaic Deluge
  69. 69Chapter LXIV — The Franchise
  70. 70Chapter LXV — Free Trade and Protection
  71. 71Chapter LXVI — The Future of Canada
  72. 72Chapter LXVII — The Toronto Mechanics’ Institute
  73. 73Chapter LXVIII — The Free Public Library
  74. 74Chapter LXIX — Postscript

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