The River and the Land

Description

New from the author ofThe Slasher KillingsandThe Odyssey of John Anderson, Patrick Brodes multi-volumeThe River and the Landis the first authoritative survey of Windsor-Essex history to be published since the 1950s. With sections on the impact of Confederation, Windsors role in the American Civil War, its leadership in street- car manufacturing, and the cultural tensions that existed between its primary immigrant groupsFrench, English, Irish, Scottish Volume One charts much previously undocumented territory, and explores the regions history to the turn of the century. Intelligent, thorough, compelling, and readable,The River and the Landis guaranteed to set a new bar for area historians, and will be adopted as a standard reference for decades to come.