Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 57 Haight, Canniff 1825 1901 Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Tonya Allen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago" by Canniff Haight is a historical account that reflects on the pioneer life in Canada, written during the late 19th century. The author offers personal recollections and reminiscences of his experiences as a boy growing up in a rural Canadian setting, discussing the challenges and joys of life in that era. The book likely delves into various aspects of daily life, the culture, and the evolution of society in Canada amidst the backdrop of a changing world. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the author and outlining his intent to share memories from his youth, providing a glimpse into the pastoral and often labor-intensive life of early settlers. Haight recalls the simplicity of his family's origins, beginning with his father's struggles to establish a farm from dense woods and the experiences that shaped his childhood, including sugar-making, barn-raising, and winter festivities. Through vivid descriptions, he evokes a sense of nostalgia while commenting on the dynamics of rural hospitality, the fundamental roles of family and community, and the gradual advancements in society, all framed by the warmth of personal memory and historical observation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario Ontario -- Social life and customs F1001 Text Canada Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 423996 423749 2024-10-03T10:11:11.109236 2023-10-03T09:07:46.191489 text/html text/html 423989 423742 2024-10-03T10:11:11.371504 2023-10-03T09:07:46.363519 text/html text/html 239929 2024-10-03T10:11:19.322221 application/epub+zip 244479 2024-10-03T10:11:14.780238 application/epub+zip 227636 2024-10-03T10:11:13.510241 application/epub+zip 457524 2024-10-03T10:11:23.016240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434888 2024-10-03T10:11:18.544247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427463 2022-09-03T12:54:59.681266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404789 404593 2024-10-03T10:11:10.739306 2023-10-03T09:07:45.945494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 399595 2020-12-29T22:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158658 2020-12-29T22:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19439 2024-10-03T10:11:23.147168 application/rdf+xml 16360 2024-10-03T10:11:14.065229 image/jpeg 3872 2024-10-03T10:11:13.790226 image/jpeg 237638 2024-10-03T10:11:11.409258 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