Stories of Newmarket - An Old Ontario Town

Informationen zum Autor Robert Terence Carter has been writing about Newmarket's history since the late 1960s when he began a column after becoming editor of The Era, Newmarket's weekly newspaper (founded in 1852). He founded the Newmarket Historical Society and continues as a director. For over fifteen years he has written the Society newsletter as well as a number of its papers on subjects ranging from the Rebellion of 1837 to Newmarket's dead in the First World War. Carter is a long-time resident of Newmarket. Klappentext Newmarket, one of the oldest communities in Ontario, was founded on the Upper Canadian frontier in 1801 by Quakers from the United States. Behind Newmarket's history are the people: tradespeople, aspiring or experienced politicians, rebels, and war heroes. Here are their stories, all illuminating the early history of Newmarket.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Terence Carter, Robert Terence Carter
• Publisher: Midpoint trade books inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.2011
• EAN: 9781554888801
• ISBN: 978-1-55488-880-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous