Brockville’s origins reach back to the resettlement of Loyalists following the American Revolution and the threat of American encroachment. Following the War of 1812, Brockville, along the St. Lawrence River, benefitted greatly from the rapidly expanding colonization. A centre for the political activity of the day and a focal point for the Orange movement, Brockville was often immersed in controversy.
The end of the 19th century was the golden age of patent medicine business and Brockville was home to two of the most successful, the W. H. Comstock Company and the G. T. Fulford Company. "Pink Pills for Pale People" were sold worldwide. Today, Brockville retains the charm of its heritage mansions and is home to a number of prominent industries.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-118)
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.3/73
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Natural Heritage/Natural History, c1997 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781554881093 1896219225
- LCCN
- F1059.5.B86
- LCCN Item number
- D57 1997eb
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- 1 electronic text (127 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00603376 (OCoLC)287540453 (CaOOCEL)410579
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 6
- INTRODUCTION 8
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10
- THE ARRIVAL OF THE LOYALISTS 14
- BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES ON THE ST. LAWRENCE 31
- THE MANY FACES OF OGLE GOWAN 43
- A TIME OF EXPANSION 60
- BUILDING A SECURE FUTURE 71
- THE GOLDEN AGE OF PATENT MEDICINE 84
- THE WAR YEARS 101
- POSTCRIPT – MORE RECENT TIMES 113
- BIBLIOGRAPHY 117
- PHOTO CREDITS 120
- END NOTES 121
- INDEX 123
- A 123
- B 123
- C 124
- D 124
- E 125
- F 125
- G 125
- H 125
- I 126
- J 126
- K 126
- L 126
- M 126
- N 127
- O 127
- P 127
- Q 127
- R 127
- S 127
- T 128
- U 128
- V 128
- W 128
- Y 128
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR 129
