Strickland, Samuel: Strickland, Agnes, editor:

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TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS IN CANADA WEST; OR, THE EXPERIENCE OF AN EARLY SETTLER. Reminiscences of an early settler and land agent in the Canadian frontier. Strickland, the brother of author Agnes Strickland, went to Upper Canada in 1825 and associated with the Canada Company from 1828-31. He eventually settled in Lakefield near Peterborough. Most of the present book, which was edited by Agnes, is devoted to an account of Samuel's experiences as land agent and settler from 1825 to 1851. A wealth of details pertaining to life and industry in the early settlements of Guelph and Goderich. Includes a detailed chapter on the customs and manners of indigenous Canadians.

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