521 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, reproductions, drawings, 3 colour plates. "Mrs. Mathews, descendant of a pioneer Oakville family, traces the development of a typical Ontario lake port and pictures social life at the various stages of the town's development. The history is complete, beginning with the earliest settlement and ending at a period at which Oakville has changed its character completely. It is based on wide research, begun out of genuine interest and curiosity, into a part of the province about which very little has been written. Mrs. Mathews has combed such primary sources as family papers, local newspapers, and archive documents. She has given an intimate picture of the people, houses, and public buildings of Oakville, and of activities along "The Sixteen", the creek which has been so important in its life. But Mrs. Mathews does more than this. She places the development of the village and town in its proper setting in Ontario's history, with the result that the reader learns not only about Oakville but about the social history of Southern Ontario over a long period." A previous owner's name in ink at the top corner of the free front endpaper and the title page, an approx. 1/2' dia. light stain on the fore-edge of the text block. Dust jacket has light edge wrinkling, one small tear archivally taped, very light browning on the flap-folds and at the top edge of the flaps, a small dent on the rear hinge, a few light rub marks, two tiny scuffs ofn the spine.
Title: OAKVILLE AND THE SIXTEEN: THE HISTORY OF AN ONTARIO PORT.
Edition: Reprinted with Corrections
ISBN Number: 0802018203
ISBN-13: 9780802018205
Illustrator: Juliet Chisholm, line drawings.
Location Published: Toronto, University of Toronto Press: 1994
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Inscription: Not Signed
Categories: Canada - Ontario
Seller ID: 31121
Keywords: 19th century ontario, 20th century ontario., buildings, business, churches, development, fruit growing, harbors, harbours, houses, industry, local history, militia, mills, oakville, ontario, ports, schools, settlement, settlers, sixteen mile creek, social history, social life, timber trade, towns, trade, united empire loyalists, william chisholm
