Elizabeth Simcoe's diary, describing Canada from 1791 to 1796, is history written as it was being made -- an account instilled with excitement and delight.
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.
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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.
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