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Copyright © 2010 Harry B. Barrett & Clarence F. Coons

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Barrett, Harry B., 1922-

Alligators of the north : the story of the West and

Peachey steam warping tugs / by Harry B. Barrett and

Clarence F. Coons.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-55488-711-8

1. Tugboats—Ontario—History. 2. Steamboats—Ontario—

History. 3. Logging—Ontario—History. 4. West, John.

5. Peachey, James. I. Coons, C. F. II. Title.

VM464.B374 2010 386'.223209713 C2009-907456-7

Front cover: Tom Thomson, “The Alligator,” Algonquin Park, 1914 (oil on book binder’s board) Gift of Stewart and Letty Bennett, donated by the Ontario Heritage Foundation to the University of Guelph, 1989; University of Guelph Collection at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (Ontario, Canada) – UG1989.096.

Back cover: Tom Thomson, “The Drive,” circa 1916 (oil on canvas) Ontario Agricultural College purchase with funds raised by students, faculty, and staff, 1926; University of Guelph Collection at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (Ontario, Canada) – UG1926.134.

Evan Caldwell, “Dead Alligator,” – Courtesy of The Forest Chronicle, Vol. 68, No. 5 (October 1992), cover; and with the permission of Chris Lee, owner.

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