The Yonge street story 1793-1860: An account from letters, diaries and newspapers by F. R Berchem - 1977

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1977. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, no marks noted in text, no dj,AND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing

Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson , 1977 . First Edition . VG/VG . 8VO . The biography of Canada's most famous street. Well illustrated with black and white drawings and maps. Light wear to book and jacket.

McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1977. Hardcover. NF./NF. Light shel. 9x6x1. An account from letters, diaries and newspapers. B+W line drawings.

McGraw-Hill ryerson, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Book is very good. Dust jacket has some edge wear especially upper spine

Hardcover. Book is in Excellent Condition, has former owner's name inside, book shows minor wear and age. Jacket is Good, some wear and tearing. 192 pgs

"The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860: An Account from Letters, Diaries and Newspapers." Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1977]. pp. 192, Index, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown boards with gilt title on spine (corners worn & slightly bent, spine worn at top & bottom, edgeworn at bottom, indentation to lower back cover with a bend in cover, top edge is foxed, interior is clean & unmarked). dj. (spine darkened, some wear, soiling generally and a few marks on front cover, top of spine bit chipped, 1 1/2- inch tear to back cover).
Good condition.
Size: 9 1/2" x 7 3/8" (24cm x 19cm).

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This is the remarkable story of the trail that became the longest street in the world, as officially recognized by The Guinness Book of Records. Begun in 1794, Yonge Street was planned by the ambitious Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe as a military route between Lake Ontario and Lake Huron. Anxious to bolster Upper Canada's defences against the new republic to the south, which he heartily loathed, Simcoe had his Queen's Rangers survey and develop the route from Toronto to present-day Holland Landing, and laid out lots for settlement. Even the trusty Rangers, as one surveyor complained in 1799, needed little excuse to lay down tools and vanish "to carouse upon St. George's day."
Handsomely illustrated with the author's drawings, and painstakingly researched, this book captures the not-so-distant days when muddy Yonge Street was the backbone of pioneer Ontario.

Toronto.: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1977]., 1977. 8vo. pp. 192. many b/w illus. bds. dw. First Edition.. F. Hardcover.