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Among the Forest Trees, or, how the Bushman family got their homes. Being a book of facts and incidents of pioneer life in Upper Canada, arranged in the form of a story

HILTS, Joseph Henry. · 1888 · Printed for the Author · 5 pictures

A narrative account of pioneer settlement in Upper Canada, written and published by Joseph Henry Hilts for the author in 1888 and aimed at general readers curious about bush life. Small wood-engravings sit in circular and vignette frames: a waterfall in a forested gorge, a village behind trees, an owl on a branch against a crescent moon, all built from fine parallel hatching useful as spot art and roundels.

British Library · HMNTS 012622.f.18. · Digitised by the British Library with Microsoft · No known copyright restrictions (public domain) · More from this library