Book
Ghost towns of Muskoka / Andrew Hind & Maria Da Silva.
Record details
- ISBN: 1550027964 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9781550027969 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 271 p. : ill., maps.
- Publisher: Toronto : Natural Heritage Books, c2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-266) and index. |
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| Subject: | Ghost towns > Ontario > Muskoka. Muskoka (Ont.) > History |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Cookstown Branch | 971.316 Hin | 31681001907393 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | 971.316 Hin | 31681002174456 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost towns are merely a shadow -- or spectre -- of what they once were. Some have disappeared entirely, having been swallowed by regenerating forests, while others have been reduced to foundations, forlorn buildings, and silent ruins. A few support a handful of inhabitants, but even these towns are wrapped in a ghostly shroud.
But this book isnât only about communities that have died. Rather it is about communities that lived, vibrantly at that, if only for a brief time. Itâs about the people whose dreams for a better life these villages represented; the people who lived, loved, laboured, and ultimately died in these small wilderness settlements. And itâs about an era in history, those early heady days of Muskoka settlement when the forests were flooded with loggers and land-hungry settlers.
Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost towns are merely a shadow â or spectre â of what they once were. Some have disappeared entirely, having been swallowed by regenerating forests, while others have been reduced to foundations, forlorn buildings, and silent ruins. A few support a handful of inhabitants, but even these towns are wrapped in a ghostly shroud.
But this book isnt only about communities that have died. Rather it is about communities that lived, vibrantly at that, if only for a brief time. Its about the people whose dreams for a better life these villages represented; the people who lived, loved, laboured, and ultimately died in these small wilderness settlements. And its about an era in history, those early heady days of Muskoka settlement when the forests were flooded with loggers and land-hungry settlers.
- Univ of Toronto Pr
The authors explore the tragic history of communities whose stars have long since faded, and the people who once lived, loved, and laboured in them.
- Univ of Toronto Pr
Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost towns are merely a shadow – or spectre – of what they once were. Some have disappeared entirely, having been swallowed by regenerating forests, while others have been reduced to foundations, forlorn buildings, and silent ruins. A few support a handful of inhabitants, but even these towns are wrapped in a ghostly shroud.
But this book isnt only about communities that have died. Rather it is about communities that lived, vibrantly at that, if only for a brief time. Its about the people whose dreams for a better life these villages represented; the people who lived, loved, laboured, and ultimately died in these small wilderness settlements. And its about an era in history, those early heady days of Muskoka settlement when the forests were flooded with loggers and land-hungry settlers.
