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The Canadian Almanac And Repository Of Useful Knowledge For The Year 1871 Being The First After Leap Year

The Canadian Almanac And Repository Of Useful Knowledge For The Year 1871 Being The First After Leap Year

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Canadian HistoryFiction AnthologiesGeneral World History

ISBN10: 935444525X
ISBN13: 9789354445255
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Feb 26 2021
Pages: 316
Weight: 1.62
Height: 0.66 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Step back into Canada at the dawn of nationhood with The Canadian Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1871, the first after leap year and in the wake of the inaugural Dominion census. This 19th century almanac and historical reference book captures the rhythms of a young country in a single, meticulously compiled volume. These old pages feel alive. Blending astronomical and calendar data with political, economic and social information, it serves as a compact Canadian statistical handbook for the early Confederation period. Officials, institutions, districts and emerging towns appear alongside early Canadian population statistics, offering a vivid framework for Canada 1871 history, Canadian political history and local life. For family historians, it is a prized genealogical research source and a natural companion to Canadian census records 1871, remaining an indispensable reference for historians, students and curious general readers alike. As one of the most accessible primary source documents Canada has produced for that era, it illuminates how the new Dominion saw itself, counted its people and organised its affairs. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Designed for both serious researchers and lovers of classic print, this careful modern edition preserves the authority and atmosphere of the original, making a cornerstone record of Confederation era Canada available once again.

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