Gourlay, Robert, 1778-1863.

Statistical account of Upper Canada. Abridged and with an introduction by S.R. Mealing.

[Toronto] McClelland and Stewart [©1974]

395 pages 18 cm

The Carleton library, no. 75

A standard reference work, here condensed from the original two volumes of 1822, Gourlay's Statistical Account of Upper Canada is valued by historians for its wealth of information on Upper Canadian society and for its insights into the personality of one of the period's most fiery and controversial figures. Gourlay's violent, acrimonious career was devoted to the harrassment of the privileged ruling class. His Account was complied originally to promote an immigration scheme for Upper Canada, but its disclosures of backward development and governmental mismanagement made it the focal point of a violent controversy.

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Ontario Statistics.
Ontario Economic conditions.
Ontario Description and travel.
Ontario Politics and government 1791-1841.
Ontario Economic conditions To 1867.
Ontario Descriptions et voyages.
Ontario Conditions économiques Jusqu'à 1867.
Ontario Politique et gouvernement 1791-1841.
Ontario Statistiques.
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Mealing, S. R., 1924- editor.
Carleton library ; no. 75.

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