-----------trade paperback, about 5.75 x 9 inches, a Very Good+ copy, looks close to new but there is a wee bit of very light rubbing and a faint crease on one corner, 354 pages, b&w photos and illustrations, ---"This book is the first detailed study of the Ottawa Valley in the early 19th century. The author provides an extensive introduction and numerous documents to trace the growth of this sometimes turbulent region, and its emergence as a society distinct from what later became Ontario"---, ---contents are: Introduction --A. British Emigration Policy and the Settlement of the Ottawa Valley --B. Social Order and Growth in the Valley --C. From Timber to Lumber --D. Changing Patterns of Transportation --E. Urban Growth in the Ottawa Valley and the Rise of Bytown --F. Ottawa Valley Politics, 1820- 1855 --G. Religion and Education in the Valley --Documents --A. British Emigration Policy and the Settlement of the Ottawa Valley --B. Social Order and Growth in the Valley --C. From Timber to Lumber --D. Changing Patterns of Transportation --E. Urban Growth in the Ottawa Valley and the Rise of Bytown --F. Ottawa Valley Politics --G. Religion and Education in the Valley --Bibliography --Index, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///