Governor's Road: Early Buildings and Families from Mississauga to London by Mary Byers, Margaret McBurney - 1989-08-01

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1983. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 319pp., index, biblio., photos, maps. Light wear, small tape remnant to front endpape, else VG. 1983 printing. "In 1793 Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe ordered a road cut through the wilderness of Upper Canada - a military link westward from Lake Ontario and a spur to settlement. The settlers did come; they and their buildings are the subject of this book. The road became the spinal cord of southwestern Ontario. The authors follow it through Oakville, Dundas, and Ancaster, and on to London, with stops in Waterdown, Brantford, St. George, Paris, and Woodstock.".

Ships from Ontario.  Trade Paperback, Excellent condition

Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 1983. Book. Illus. by Robertson, Hugh: Photography. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 319 pages including bibliography, index and dozens of black and white illustrations. Will attract anyone interested in regional history and the early days of Ontario and anyone whose roots lie in southern Ontario. Light wear overall. Gift greetings upon and small clip to top corner of half-title page else unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Small bookseller sticker upon front endpaper. Very nice copy..