Tenants in time : family strategies, land, and liberalism in Upper Canada, 1799-1871

Tenants in time : family strategies, land, and liberalism in Upper Canada, 1799-1871 /

"The freeholding pioneer is a powerful image in settlement history, Tenants in Time tells a different story. Tenancy, though relegated to the periphery by the liberal idealization of ownership, was a common and vital part of the economy and society. Against a background of international land ag...

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Main Author: Wilson, Catharine Anne, 1958-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009
Subjects:
Tenant farmers > Legal status, laws, etc. > Ontario > History > 19th century.
Land tenure > Ontario > History > 19th century.
Landlord and tenant > Ontario > History > 19th century.
Tenant farmers > Ontario > Social conditions > 19th century.
Farm tenancy > Economic aspects > Ontario > History > 19th century.
Farm tenancy > Social aspects > Ontario > History > 19th century.
Agriculture > Ontario > History > 19th century.
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