Excerpt from A Popular History of the Dominion of Canada: From the Discovery of America to the Present Time, Including a History of the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, and Manitoba; Of the North-West Territory, and of the Island of Newfoundland The essential pre-requisite of a rational patriotism, is an intelligent acquaintance with the history of one's country._ To supply the means Of making that acquaint ance 'has been for years the cherished purpose of the writer. After long-continued and careful labour, in which no pains have been spared, this volume is sub mitted to the public. The author has endeavoured to describe, in as full detail as his prescribed limits of space would permit, the picturesque incidents Of the early history Of Canada; the stirring episodes of its military conflicts; and the important events leading to and following the confed eration of the British North American Provinces. The growth of the principles of civil liberty and the develop ment of the Canadian Constitution will, it is hoped, be found impartially traced in these pages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.