Project Gutenberg 2011-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 144 Scadding, Henry 1813 1901 02012850 Toronto of Old Collections and recollections illustrative of the early settlement and social life of the capital of Ontario Produced by Marcia Brooks, Ross Cooling and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Toronto of Old" by Henry Scadding is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the early settlement and social life of Toronto, Ontario, exploring the city's formative years and the memories attached to its original establishments, buildings, and notable events. It is an intricate blend of personal recollections, folklore, and early documentation that aims to bring alive the past of this vibrant city. The opening of the book sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Toronto's history, beginning with an introduction that discusses the origins of the city’s name and early French colonial references. Scadding reflects on his own connection to Toronto, hinting at the personal anecdotes and observations that will color his narrative. He outlines the structure and purpose of the work, emphasizing that while it won't serve as a formal history complete with statistics, it will provide detailed recollections of a bygone era, focusing on the evolution of Toronto through its streets and key figures. As he embarks on this historical journey, readers are invited to contemplate the early days of the city and the people who shaped its development, setting a somber yet nostalgic tone for the historical narrative that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35225/35225-h/images/cover.jpg en Toronto (Ont.) -- Description and travel Toronto (Ont.) -- History F1001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 1948391 1729900 2024-09-15T04:27:24.068106 2023-09-15T10:12:32.138493 text/html text/html 1657844 2021-01-07T12:37:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 852820 2021-01-07T12:37:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 917003 2024-09-15T04:28:02.545895 application/epub+zip 950277 2024-09-15T04:27:33.967065 application/epub+zip 709543 2024-09-15T04:27:29.091061 application/epub+zip 1453837 2024-09-15T04:28:17.859846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1260288 2024-09-15T04:27:54.525935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1061839 2022-09-16T07:40:01.865755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1473959 1473714 2024-09-15T04:27:12.458159 2023-09-15T10:12:22.965413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1473388 2021-01-07T12:37:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 571147 2021-01-07T12:37:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1473491 2021-01-07T12:37:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 570734 2021-01-07T12:37:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20274 2024-09-15T04:28:18.040870 application/rdf+xml 12382 2024-09-15T04:27:29.399073 image/jpeg 2094 2024-09-15T04:27:29.247062 image/jpeg 857289 2024-09-15T04:27:24.243111 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog