The Valley of the Lower Thames 1640 to 1850

Few are the regions in the province of Ontario so rich and rewarding to the reader interested in local history as the valley of the Lower Thames. As the author tells us with warmth and enthusiasm of the early settlers, roads, bridges, inns, and mills of his native region, his story takes on a wider significance. Here, indeed, is the story of pioneer Canada, "writ small."

The valley of the Lower Thames includes the greater part of what is now the county of Kent, and comprises one of the rich...