Huntsville: With Spirit And Resolve (FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING) [ONTARIO, CANADA INTEREST]

Pryke, Susan

ISBN 10: 0968145221 / ISBN 13: 9780968145227

Published by Fox Meadow Creations, Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, 2000

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NrF. First edition, first printing. Large paperback. 256pp. Profusely illustrated with photographs, line-drawings and maps. A well-researched and authoritative history of the town of Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Chapters include; 'Foundations'; 'The Village Years 1886-1893'; 'Fire and Water 1894-1900'; 'The Young Town 1901-1914'; 'The Great War And After 1914-1930'; 'Sunshine And Snow 1931-1955'; Appendix 'Municipal Politicians 1886-1955'; Bibliography and Index. A near fine copy of the first edition, first printing. NO inscriptions, underlining or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 15877

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Title: Huntsville: With Spirit And Resolve (FIRST ...

Publisher: Fox Meadow Creations, Huntsville, Ontario, Canada

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Large Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition, First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Huntsville never had an easy time during its formative decades. Founded in the 1860's amid the picturesque lakes and hills of northern Muskoka, the hamlet struggled in competition with nearby settlements. The arrival of the railway in 1886 brought major industry and soon the local economy was humming on the region's bountiful timber resources. Its future assured, Huntsville was incorporated as a village -- only to burn down eight years later. The citizens rebuilt, but in the ensuing years they had to cope with two world wars, the Depression, industry upheaval and the constant battle to secure their share of the lucrative and growing Muskoka tourism trade. Despite the challenges, Huntsville's energetic citizens made it onto the national and even world scene with such achievements as an early form of medicare, a first-rate band, a thriller of a ski jump, one of the largest tanneries in the British Empire, and a series of splendid Depression-banishing winter carnivals. In Huntsville: With Spirit and Resolve, Susan Pryke captures in vivid detail the challenges and successes from pioneer days to the mid 20th Century.