Project Gutenberg 2011-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 109 Thompson, Samuel 1810 1886 Reminiscences of a Canadian Pioneer for the last Fifty Years: An Autobiography Produced by K Nordquist, 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) "Reminiscences of a Canadian Pioneer for the Last Fifty Years: An Autobiography" by Samuel Thompson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the author's life experiences as a pioneer in Canada, detailing his journey from England to the Canadian wilderness and the trials and tribulations he faced during this transformative period. The narrative provides insights into early Canadian history, especially the settlement and development of the land and communities. The opening of the autobiography introduces Samuel Thompson's family background, detailing his origins in London and the lives of his parents. He recounts his early experiences, including forced apprenticeship in printing, and sets the stage for his emigration to Canada with his brothers, driven by a desire for opportunity in a new land. Through rich descriptions of his family heritage, societal influences, and the motivations behind his journey, the beginning of the memoir paints a vivid picture of the author's early life, foreshadowing the adventures and challenges that await him in Canada. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario Toronto (Ont.) -- History Thompson, Samuel, 1810-1886 Toronto (Ont.) -- Biography CT F1001 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 634903 625195 2024-09-15T06:15:35.166343 2023-09-15T11:47:50.722907 text/html text/html 624909 2011-03-16T09:36:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 236075 2011-03-16T09:36:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 320785 2024-09-15T06:15:46.752785 application/epub+zip 330475 2024-09-15T06:15:38.541344 application/epub+zip 327519 2024-09-15T06:15:37.177425 application/epub+zip 707034 2024-09-15T06:15:53.410754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685460 2024-09-15T06:15:45.664776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500311 2022-09-16T09:53:18.899413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579033 578789 2024-09-15T06:15:34.012375 2023-09-15T11:47:49.677007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 578806 2011-03-16T09:36:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 229177 2011-03-16T09:36:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 578809 2011-03-16T09:36:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229089 2011-03-16T09:36:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21102 2024-09-15T06:15:53.590754 application/rdf+xml 25323 2024-09-15T06:15:37.553330 image/jpeg 4682 2024-09-15T06:15:37.363318 image/jpeg 309481 2024-09-15T06:15:35.218346 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