Consumers in the bush shopping in rural Upper Canada /

McCalla, Douglas, 1942-

Consumers in the bush shopping in rural Upper Canada / Douglas McCalla. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2015. (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xv, 296 pages :) illustrations. - McGill-Queen's rural, wildland, and resource studies series ; 3 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preamble : consumers in the bush -- Crusoe in Upper Canada? Stories of rural consumption -- Places, stores, and people : village stores and their customers -- Fashion in the countryside? Textile and clothing purchases -- A world without chocolate : purchases of groceries and medications -- Iron in a "wooden age" : hardware and related purchases -- Local goods : importers and the market for local products -- Household goods, footwear, and other purchases -- Conclusion : "essentials" and everyday life.



9780773597099 9780773597105

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20149072732


Consumers--History--Ontario--19th century.
Shopping--History--Ontario--19th century.
General stores--History--Ontario--19th century.
Consumption (Economics)--History--Ontario--19th century.


Electronic Books.

HF5429 / .C667 2015