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by Harry Barrett; Clarence F. Coons


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The Alligator was an amphibious machine designed and patented in Canada in the late 1880s. This warping tug was capable of towing al og boomk across a lake and then portaging itself to the next body of water. Steam-powered and rugged, it was one of the pioneers in the mechanization of the forest industry and for more than thirty years was ubiquitous in northern Ontario until eclipsed by its worthy successor the Russel tug.

"This long-overdue book on the Alligator Warping Tug, designed and built by West & Peachey of Simcoe, Ontario, is a welcome addition to the libraries of those intrigued by Canada's story and particularly lumbering history." -- R. John Corby, curator emeritus, Canada Science and Technology Museum

By enabling access to the upper reaches of the Ottawa River and its many tributaries, the Alligator tug extended the social and economic stability provided by the timber industry and supported the populating of this vast region. Alligators of the North is a wonderful touchstone for all who share this heritage." -- Mary Campbell, mayor of McNab-Braeside Township, Renfrew County

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  • Title Alligators of the North: The Story of the West & Peachey Steam Warping Tugs
  • Author Harry Barrett; Clarence F. Coons
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 234
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dundurn Press, Toronto
  • Date 2010
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781554887118 / 1554887119
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 22.61 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1949
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
    • Geographic Orientation: Ontario
  • Library of Congress subjects Steamboats - Ontario - History, Forets - Exploitation - Ontario - Histoire
  • Dewey Decimal Code 386.223

About the author

Harry Barrett, a long-time resident of Norfolk County, is a noted naturalist, conservationist, and historian. Harry was the founding chair of the Long Point Foundation for Conservation, and is the author of books on the local history of the Norfolk-Haldimand region of Ontario. He lives in Port Dover, Ontario.

Clarence Coons, now deceased, was a well-known professional forrester in Ontario. While growing up in Lakefield, Ontario, he heard many stories about the white pine harvesting in the Trent Watershed and the "Alligators "at work. Clarence did the original research for this book, and Harry Barrett completed the work.

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