Consumers in the Bush: Shopping in Rural Upper Canada 9780773597099

Table of contents :
Cover
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
TABLES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREAMBLE: CONSUMERS IN THE BUSH
1 CRUSOE IN UPPER CANADA? STORIES OF RURAL CONSUMPTION
2 PLACES, STORES, AND PEOPLE: VILLAGE STORES AND THEIR CUSTOMERS
3 FASHION IN THE COUNTRYSIDE? TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PURCHASES
4 A WORLD WITHOUT CHOCOLATE: PURCHASES OF GROCERIES AND MEDICATIONS
5 IRON IN A “WOODEN AGE”: HARDWARE AND RELATED PURCHASES
6 LOCAL GOODS: IMPORTERS AND THE MARKET FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS
7 HOUSEHOLD GOODS, FOOTWEAR, AND OTHER PURCHASES
CONCLUSION: “ESSENTIALS” AND EVERYDAY LIFE
TABLES
APPENDICES
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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