Who Doesn't Love Geology Textbooks?
It's amazing what you can find on the internet. When I was first looking for resources to help me understand what life on Manitoulin Island would have been like in the 1860s and 1870s, I wouldn't have imagined that one of the most valuable would come in the form of a geology textbook published by University of Toronto Press in 1982.
Forever on the Fringe: Six Studies in the Development of the Manitoulin Island was a bit of a revelation. Written by University of Western Ontario (now Western University) professor W. R. Wightman, the book details the findings of a research project the author undertook in the mid-1970s to better understand Manitoulin Island's place in Ontario's history. The book takes the form of six essays, each of which shed light on a significant era that helped to shape the island into what it is today.
