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014. The Upper Ottawa Timber Trade

History of the timber trade identifying three major eras (1830 to 1852, 1852 to the turn of the century, and around 1900 to today). Written by R. Forbes Hirsch. Introduction by E.P. Laberge.

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Created Date: 01-20-2020
Last Updated Date: 01-31-2025
Author: R. Forbes Hirsch
Copyright: April 1985
Pages: 18 pages
Document history:

Historical Language Advisory: Multiple examples of jobs identified solely with men (shantyman, raftsmen, river men, etc...) along with the male pronoun, pg 3, para 2 "... Toronto might well have been a world apart and was hardly aware of the backwoods drama to its east.", pg 4, para 3 "...suggest that farmer boys were 'panty waists' and inferior...", pg 4, para 4 has a questionable ballad, pg 6, para 3 "...brought out emigrants...a rag-tag lot...", pg 8, para 1 discusses the Irish, the French and the "Shiners' War".