Cover -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- LETTER -- I. IN MID-ATLANTIC -- II. WESTWARDS FROM MONTREAL -- III. FIRST EXPERIENCE OF WESTERN TRAILS -- IV. BREAKING NEW GROUND -- V. SETTLERS AT HOME -- VI. NEW CITIZENS OF CANADA -- VII. A GREAT CITY -- VIII. ALONG THE NEW TRANSCONTINENTAL -- IX. LUMBER CAMPS -- X. HEAD OF STEEL, AND BEYOND -- XI. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION CAMPS -- XII. IN CENTRAL ALBERTA -- NEEDS AND EXPERIMENTS -- APPENDIX: SUMMARY FOR CANADA OF ALL RELIGIONS IN 1911 COMPARED WITH 1901
Summary
The letters collected in this volume preserve the vivid and thoughtful impressions of a young man who came to western Canada in the early twentieth century
