Department of History
William Wye Smith: Recollections of a Nineteenth Century Scottish American
William Wye Smith: Recollections of a Nineteenth Century Scottish American
Natural Heritage Books, Toronto, 2008
Edited and abridged by Dr. Michael Vance and Dr. Scott McLean
Contents
Acknowlegements
9
Editors' Note on the Text
10
Reading William Wye Smith:
An Introduction to Background Influences and Stereotypes
12
Abbreviations
24
Chapter 1
The Bygone Age
25
Chapter 2
The Pioneers
44
Chapter 3
Odd Characters and Customs
63
Chapter 4
Makeshifts of Bush Life
84
Chapter 5
Buried Fortunes
96
Chapter 6
English and Scotch Immigrants
108
Chapter 7
Irish and German Settlers
136
Chapter 8
The Indians
148
Chapter 9
The Negroes
174
Chapter 10
Literature in the Bush
189
Chapter 11
Backwoods Experiences
209
Afterword
Reverend William W. Smith and Identity
243
Appendix A
Works of William Wye Smith
251
Appendix B
Poem of Archibald McKillop: "The Blind Poet of Megantic"
254
Notes
256
Bibliography
394
Index
411
