Of Iron and Ozone: The History and Residents of the American Summer Colony in Cobourg, Ontario

In the decades following the U.S. Civil War, Cobourg, Ontario, a community nestled on Lake Ontario's northern shore, emerged as a foremost North American resort. Cobourg's historical importance rests not only in the number of summer vacationers it attracted from throughout the United States during the late 1800s and early 1900s, but also their unique character. Counted among Cobourg's seasonal residents were, among others: a) the wives of Ulysses S. Grant and Jefferson Davis; b) countless v...