Industry in the wilderness : the people, the buildings, the machines -- heritage in northwestern Ontario

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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.

Author(s): Frank Rasky
Series: Dundurn local history series 1
Publisher: Dundurn Press with the assistance of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Culture, and the Ontario Ministry of Northern Affairs
Year: 1983

Language: English
Pages: 128
City: Toronto, Ontario
Tags: Industries -- Ontario -- History;Industrie -- Ontario -- Histoire;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General;Industries;Ontario

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
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