The Rapids
Name/Title
The RapidsEntry/Object ID
2011.037.009Tags
Algoma Steel Corporation, Algoma Central Railway, Algoma, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Lumber History, Francis H. Clergue, St. Mary's Paper, Paper Mills, Mining History, Indigenous HistoryScope and Content
Book discussing the history of the industrial development in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, original copy.Context
The book discusses the history of Francis H. Clergue's industrial empire in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. The book specifically focuses on the time period between 1894 and 1903. The book discusses the idea of the creation of businesses as being national development and contributing entirely to the development of the nation. Francis H. Clergue (1856-1939) was an American businessman who ended up becoming one of the most renowned businessmen in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. He helped establish major businesses in Sault Ste. Marie such as Algoma Steel, The Algoma Central Railway, and St. Mary's Paper. The book is broken down into chapters to fully evaluate the history. They are as follows: 1. Clark discovers Arcadia 2. Arcadia wakes up 3. Philadelphia hears about Arcadia 4. Preliminaries in St. Mary's 5. The beginning of a new era 6. Concerning iron, wood, and a girl 7. The bishop's garden party - and afterwards 8. Iron 9. Concerning the apprehension of Clark's directors 10. Cupidity vs. loyalty 11. Clark experiences a new sensation, also his directors 12. Love and doubt 13. The voice of the rapids 14. An ancient aristocrat visits the works 15. Clark converts Toronto 16. Gold, also concerning a girl 17. The girl in the canoe 18. Matters financial 19. The web of Lachesis 20. The car of progress halts 21. The crash 22. The master mind at work 23. Concerning the riot 24. Destiny 25. The unconquerable spiritCollection
Algoma Steel, Sault Ste. Marie HistoryCataloged By
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Secondary Source