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Published in England in 1809, this is the collection of twenty-four letters from Hugh Gray, an Englishman, who took up residence in Canada from 1806-1808. In the letters, and through his business, he observes in great detail the people, places, government, and natural wonders of early nineteenth-century Canada.

Published in 1839, Hochelaga Depicta is an early history of Montreal . Containing numerous engravings, the history begins with the arrival of Jacques Cartier at Hochelaga and ends with a brief account of the rebellions in Lower Canada from 1837-1839.

The Earl of Selkirk's Settlement: Its Destruction and the Massacre of Governor Semple and His Party

"Published originally in 1872, this is a diary, kept by Archibald McDonald, of an 1828 canoe voyage made by Sir George Simpson, the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. They traveled to the Pacific from Hudson's Bay through the Peace River Pass, paddling through its ""lacrustine watercourse, with all the ease of a paddle on a quiet lake."" The journal was published as a marketing piece to entice adventurous and ambitious Canadians, already accustomed to the climate, to move into the fertile and resource-rich areas of Western Canada."

Stories of the home lives of the farmers (habitant) of Quebec written down by William Parker Greenough in the later part of the 19th century and published in 1897. The book tells tales of animal life, occupations, amusements, the Church, marriage, the feudal system, songs, language and education, and much more, all focused on the French Canadian peope and life in country parishes.

In 1817, Joseph Sansom travels through the Lake Champlain region, Quebec, and Montreal, amongst other areas, while detailing the "Peasantry of Canada," a "History of Canada," the "Language of the Iroquois," and providing a "Description of the Beaver, in Canada." This is one of the first accounts of the people, places, and history of Lower Canada.

"Published in 1821 in Edinburgh and London, this description of Upper Canada is filled with practical details for the potential emigrant, including climate, prices of grain and cattle, directions, land grant terms, where to select land, different modes of settling, house building, modes of clearing land, hauling firewood, etc. Written by a man who spent two and a half years there, Sketches of Upper Canada also includes the author's brief recollections of his trip through the United States."

Published in 1876, The Emigrant Sportsman, takes aim at the class of emigrants who might have a small fortune at home, but who could live a life of leisure and adventure in Canada. The author, himself an emigrant and sportsmen, supplies fellow sportsmen with sketches of Canadian life, sporting adventures, observations of the forests and fauna, and a few of his experiences as a settler as a way to convince others to come to Canada.