About the Author

Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe (1766-1850) was the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada.

Mary Quayle Innis (1899-1972) was the author of several books, including An Economic History of Canada, Changing Canada, and Travellers West. She was the dean of woman at University College, University of Toronto, for a number of years, and she was married to noted economics historian, Harold A. Innis.

Reviews

This entry in the Voyageur Classics series is a lived-history account of Upper Canada (now Ontario) from 1791-1796, written by the wife of the lieutenant-governor. Turns out she embraced her brave new world and its inhabitants with delight and intelligence. -- Globe & Mail