| Description |
1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Dundurn local history series ; [1]
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Dundurn local history series ; 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 127). |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; The Setting; The Pathfinders; The Lumberjacks; The Goldseekers; Getting Around; Harnessing Hydro; Monuments in the Wilderness; Pioneers; Where to Enjoy Your Heritage; Recommended Reading: A select list. |
| Summary |
Filled with photographs, both historic and contemporary, this engaging book looks at the industrial pioneers of northwestern Ontario, and the activites which brought themt o the wildnerness: surveying, railroading, lumber, gold, bush piloting, transportation, and hydro power. Rasky lets the pioneers tell their own story, through their own reminiscences, and by the monuments they have left behind. Published with the assistance of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, and the Ontario Ministry of Northern Affairs. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Industries -- Ontario -- History.
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Industries. |
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Ontario. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Ontario. Ministry of Citizenship and Culture.
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Ontario. Ministry of Northern Affairs.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rasky, Frank, 1923- Industry in the wilderness. Toronto : Dundurn Press with the assistance of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, and the Ontario Ministry of Northern Affairs, 1983 0919670660 9780919670662 (OCoLC)11594938 |
| ISBN |
9781554882007 (electronic book) |
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1554882001 (electronic book) |
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9781554885596 (e-book) |
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1554885590 (e-book) |
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0919670660 |
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9780919670662 |
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