Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 223 Haight, Canniff 1825 1901 Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago Personal recollections and reminiscences of a sexagenarian Tonya Allen, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions "Country Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago" by Canniff Haight is a historical account that reflects on the pioneer life in Canada, written during the late 19th century. The author offers personal recollections and reminiscences of his experiences as a boy growing up in a rural Canadian setting, discussing the challenges and joys of life in that era. The book likely delves into various aspects of daily life, the culture, and the evolution of society in Canada amidst the backdrop of a changing world. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the author and outlining his intent to share memories from his youth, providing a glimpse into the pastoral and often labor-intensive life of early settlers. Haight recalls the simplicity of his family's origins, beginning with his father's struggles to establish a farm from dense woods and the experiences that shaped his childhood, including sugar-making, barn-raising, and winter festivities. Through vivid descriptions, he evokes a sense of nostalgia while commenting on the dynamics of rural hospitality, the fundamental roles of family and community, and the gradual advancements in society, all framed by the warmth of personal memory and historical observation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- Ontario Ontario -- Social life and customs F1001 Text Canada Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 424168 2025-10-03T08:27:52.024335 text/html 423989 2025-01-10T00:00:31.135197 text/html 240003 2025-10-03T08:27:59.333254 application/epub+zip 244467 2025-10-03T08:27:55.227278 application/epub+zip 227624 2025-10-03T08:27:53.929298 application/epub+zip 457504 2025-10-03T08:28:02.632269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 434888 2025-10-03T08:27:58.638248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427463 2022-09-03T12:54:59.681266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404789 2025-10-03T08:27:51.699308 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 399595 2020-12-29T22:41:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17572 2025-10-03T08:28:02.761239 application/rdf+xml 16360 2025-10-03T08:27:54.601278 image/jpeg 3872 2025-10-03T08:27:54.356323 image/jpeg 158658 2020-12-29T22:41:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 237705 2025-10-03T08:27:52.059303 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog