This illuminating study of the social history of Canada depicts the important elements of American culture that were brought into western Ontario during the 19th century.

This illustrated collection offers a wealth of data on slavery, abolition, the Underground Railroad, providing unique insights into the African-Canadian heritage in Ontario.

In 1840, eighty-two Americans were transported from Canada to a life of penal servitude half a world away in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania. As members of the Patriot Army ...