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So Vast and VariousInterpreting Canada’s Regions in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries |
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A look at 150 years of writings about Canada's regions.
Every writer on the geography of Canada is confronted by the profound variety of Canada's great regions, with their distinctive scenery, people, and cultures. From the vast resources and internal contrasts of British Columbia, to the expanse of the prairies that attracted pioneers from many lands, to the demanding Arctic tundra, the forests and minerals of the Canadian Shield, the axis of the Saint Lawrence River and its industries and cities, and the coastal fisheries, islands, and peninsulas of the Atlantic, Canada's many landscapes and cultural regions have been a challenge to characterize and understand. So Vast and Various provides selections from the works of seven of the country's most astute geographical writers to elucidate the ways in which the country has been depicted and understood over time.
John Warkentin looks at the work of geographers from 1831 to 1977 through the regional descriptions of seven perceptive observers of Canada who provide very different but illuminating interpretations: Joseph Bouchette, a surveyor-general from Lower Canada; George Parkin, an educator and journalist from New Brunswick; J.D. Rogers, a British barrister and scholar; Harold Innis, the great economic historian; R.C. Wallace, a geologist with administrative experience in the North; Bruce Hutchison, a brilliant BC journalist with deep regional insights; and Thomas Berger, who presided over a Royal Commission on northern development in the 1970s. Warkentin's introduction reveals how their descriptions and interpretations of Canada's areas helped provide the perceptions that influence contemporary conceptions of the country - both its regions and as a whole.
John Warkentin looks at the work of geographers from 1831 to 1977 through the regional descriptions of seven perceptive observers of Canada who provide very different but illuminating interpretations: Joseph Bouchette, a surveyor-general from Lower Canada; George Parkin, an educator and journalist from New Brunswick; J.D. Rogers, a British barrister and scholar; Harold Innis, the great economic historian; R.C. Wallace, a geologist with administrative experience in the North; Bruce Hutchison, a brilliant BC journalist with deep regional insights; and Thomas Berger, who presided over a Royal Commission on northern development in the 1970s. Warkentin's introduction reveals how their descriptions and interpretations of Canada's areas helped provide the perceptions that influence contemporary conceptions of the country - both its regions and as a whole.
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Part of the Carleton Library Series (number 219 in series)
496 Pages, 6 x 9
ISBN 9780773537385
November 2010
Formats: Paperback, eBook
“There is much to enjoy in this book, especially by reading again the seminal and justifiably praised insights of Innis, Hutchison and Berger. The readings will be profitably enjoyed by a newcomer to the country, and equally by the seasoned traveller. There is always pleasure in finding one’s own prejudices confirmed, and just one example would be Hutchison’s feelings about being so much at ease in Regina. Additionally, as a university ‘reader’, the book will also be used by undergraduate and graduate students of historical geography.” British Journal of Canadian Studies
John Warkentin is a professor emeritus of geography at York University and the author of various books on Canada, including A Regional Geography of Canada: Life, Land, and Space.
Preface ix
Introduction 3
1 Joseph Bouchette, The British Dominions in North America, 1831 / 39
Indian Territories 41
Upper Canada 55
The River St Lawrence - The Great Lakes - The Gulf- Canals 76
Lower Canada 85
Nova Scotia 125
Cape Breton 140
New Brunswick 144
Prince Edward Island 157
Newfoundland 164
2 George R. Parkin, The Great Dominion: Studies of Canada, 1895 / 168
Introductory 169
The North-West 171
The North-West-continued 178
Eastern Canada - Ontario 188
Eastern Canada - The Maritime Provinces 193
Eastern Canada - Quebec 200
British Columbia 213
Northern Canada - The Great Fur Country 221
Labour, Climatic Determinism and Migration 226
3 J.D. Rogers, A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Canada - Geographical, 1911 / 230
The Far North-Land and Its Heroes 232
The Far East: Nova Scotia, The Two Islands and Their People 234
Links Between Far and Middle East: New Brunswick and Its People 239
Other Links Between Far and Middle East: Peninsulas and Islands of The Gulf 245
The Core of Canada and the Middle East 248
The Middle East: Quebec, or The Province of Two Nations and One River 254
The Middle East: Ontario, One Nation on Three St. Lawrence Valleys and Beyond 260
The Middle West: Prairie-Land 272
The Many Nations of Prairie-Land 282
The Far West and North-West, or the Land Of Mountains 291
The Peopling and Civilization of the Far West 295
4 J.D. Rogers, A Historical Geography of the British Colonies - Newfoundland, 1911 (1931) / 307
Preface 308
The Beginnings of Permanence 310
Progress by Land during the Last Period, 1818-1910 312
Fish 318
5 Harold A. Innis, A History of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1923 / 322
Introduction 322
The Pacific Coast 324
The Hudson Bay Drainage Basin 329
On The St. Lawrence 334
6 R.C. Wallace, The Canadian Northland, 1930 341
7 Bruce Hutchison, The Unknown Country: Canada and Her People, 1942 / 347
Chez Garneau, Quebec 349
The Rock, Quebec City 351
The Wood Choppers, Quebec 353
St. Lawrence River: The Ready Way to Canada 354
The Wedge, Ontario 356
Wood, Wind, and Water, Nova Scotia, Regionalism 363
Fundy’s Children, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Gaspé 368
The Men in Sheepskin Coats, Manitoba, Ethnic Groups 370
Drought and Glut, Saskatchewan, The Prairies 372
The Promised Land, British Columbia 374
The Lotus Eaters, Vancouver Island 376
Cariboo Road, Interior British Columbia 376
8 Bruce Hutchison, Canada Tomorrow’s Giant, 1957 / 378
The Misty Island, Newfoundland 379
The Kingdom of Joe Howe, Nova Scotia 382
The Toy Continent, Prince Edward Island 386
The Land Of Peter Emberley, New Brunswick 388
The Lost Peasant, Quebec 391
The Fortress, Quebec 396
The Homeland, Ontario 399
The Shield, Northern Ontari0 401
A Little Security, Manitoba 408
The Big Farm, Saskatchewan 410
The Big Dreamers, Alberta 414
The Long Day, Alberta, Peace River Country 417
The Trail’s End, British Columbia 418
9 Bruce Hutchison, Major Canadian Cities, The Unknown Country, 1942, and Canada Tomorrow’s Giant, 1957 / 424
The Misty Island, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1956 425
Sailors’ Town, Halifax, 1941 427
The Kingdom of Joe Howe, Halifax, 1956 428
The Toy Continent, Charlottetown, 1956 429
Fundy’s Children, Saint John, 1941 430
The Land of Peter Emberley, Saint John, 1956 431
The Home Town, Fredericton, 1941 433
The Land of Peter Emberley, Fredericton and Moncton, 1956 434
Mother of Canada and the Rock, Quebec City, 1941 436
The Fortress, Quebec City, 1956 440
Ville Marie, Montreal, 1941 441
The Fortress, Montreal, 1956 445
Three o’clock Ottawa Time, Ottawa, 1941 446
The Cliff, Ottawa, 1956 448
The Wedge, Toronto, 1941 449
The Homeland, Toronto, 1956 452
The Frontiersman, Winnipeg, 1941 454
The Hub, Winnipeg, 1956 457
The Big Farm, Regina, 1956 460
The Big Dreamers, Calgary and Edmonton, 1956 462
The Promised Land, Vancouver, 1941 465
The Big Trees, Vancouver, 1956 468
The Lotus Eaters, Victoria, 1941 471
The Big Trees, Victoria, 1956 473
10 Thomas R. Berger, Northern Frontier - Northern Homeland, The Report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, 1977 / 476
The North 477
Cultural Impact 482
Economic 492
Introduction 3
1 Joseph Bouchette, The British Dominions in North America, 1831 / 39
Indian Territories 41
Upper Canada 55
The River St Lawrence - The Great Lakes - The Gulf- Canals 76
Lower Canada 85
Nova Scotia 125
Cape Breton 140
New Brunswick 144
Prince Edward Island 157
Newfoundland 164
2 George R. Parkin, The Great Dominion: Studies of Canada, 1895 / 168
Introductory 169
The North-West 171
The North-West-continued 178
Eastern Canada - Ontario 188
Eastern Canada - The Maritime Provinces 193
Eastern Canada - Quebec 200
British Columbia 213
Northern Canada - The Great Fur Country 221
Labour, Climatic Determinism and Migration 226
3 J.D. Rogers, A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, Canada - Geographical, 1911 / 230
The Far North-Land and Its Heroes 232
The Far East: Nova Scotia, The Two Islands and Their People 234
Links Between Far and Middle East: New Brunswick and Its People 239
Other Links Between Far and Middle East: Peninsulas and Islands of The Gulf 245
The Core of Canada and the Middle East 248
The Middle East: Quebec, or The Province of Two Nations and One River 254
The Middle East: Ontario, One Nation on Three St. Lawrence Valleys and Beyond 260
The Middle West: Prairie-Land 272
The Many Nations of Prairie-Land 282
The Far West and North-West, or the Land Of Mountains 291
The Peopling and Civilization of the Far West 295
4 J.D. Rogers, A Historical Geography of the British Colonies - Newfoundland, 1911 (1931) / 307
Preface 308
The Beginnings of Permanence 310
Progress by Land during the Last Period, 1818-1910 312
Fish 318
5 Harold A. Innis, A History of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1923 / 322
Introduction 322
The Pacific Coast 324
The Hudson Bay Drainage Basin 329
On The St. Lawrence 334
6 R.C. Wallace, The Canadian Northland, 1930 341
7 Bruce Hutchison, The Unknown Country: Canada and Her People, 1942 / 347
Chez Garneau, Quebec 349
The Rock, Quebec City 351
The Wood Choppers, Quebec 353
St. Lawrence River: The Ready Way to Canada 354
The Wedge, Ontario 356
Wood, Wind, and Water, Nova Scotia, Regionalism 363
Fundy’s Children, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Gaspé 368
The Men in Sheepskin Coats, Manitoba, Ethnic Groups 370
Drought and Glut, Saskatchewan, The Prairies 372
The Promised Land, British Columbia 374
The Lotus Eaters, Vancouver Island 376
Cariboo Road, Interior British Columbia 376
8 Bruce Hutchison, Canada Tomorrow’s Giant, 1957 / 378
The Misty Island, Newfoundland 379
The Kingdom of Joe Howe, Nova Scotia 382
The Toy Continent, Prince Edward Island 386
The Land Of Peter Emberley, New Brunswick 388
The Lost Peasant, Quebec 391
The Fortress, Quebec 396
The Homeland, Ontario 399
The Shield, Northern Ontari0 401
A Little Security, Manitoba 408
The Big Farm, Saskatchewan 410
The Big Dreamers, Alberta 414
The Long Day, Alberta, Peace River Country 417
The Trail’s End, British Columbia 418
9 Bruce Hutchison, Major Canadian Cities, The Unknown Country, 1942, and Canada Tomorrow’s Giant, 1957 / 424
The Misty Island, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1956 425
Sailors’ Town, Halifax, 1941 427
The Kingdom of Joe Howe, Halifax, 1956 428
The Toy Continent, Charlottetown, 1956 429
Fundy’s Children, Saint John, 1941 430
The Land of Peter Emberley, Saint John, 1956 431
The Home Town, Fredericton, 1941 433
The Land of Peter Emberley, Fredericton and Moncton, 1956 434
Mother of Canada and the Rock, Quebec City, 1941 436
The Fortress, Quebec City, 1956 440
Ville Marie, Montreal, 1941 441
The Fortress, Montreal, 1956 445
Three o’clock Ottawa Time, Ottawa, 1941 446
The Cliff, Ottawa, 1956 448
The Wedge, Toronto, 1941 449
The Homeland, Toronto, 1956 452
The Frontiersman, Winnipeg, 1941 454
The Hub, Winnipeg, 1956 457
The Big Farm, Regina, 1956 460
The Big Dreamers, Calgary and Edmonton, 1956 462
The Promised Land, Vancouver, 1941 465
The Big Trees, Vancouver, 1956 468
The Lotus Eaters, Victoria, 1941 471
The Big Trees, Victoria, 1956 473
10 Thomas R. Berger, Northern Frontier - Northern Homeland, The Report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, 1977 / 476
The North 477
Cultural Impact 482
Economic 492
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