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Editor John George Bourinot (1836-1902) was a
Canadian journalist and historian. He was born in Sydney, Nova
Scotia. He parents sent him to Trinity College in Toronto where he
excelled but did not finish his degree. His first job was as
parliamentary reporter for the Toronto Leader. Afterwards he
relocated back to Sydney where he worked for the Evening Reporter.
He eventually started freelance writing trying his hand at fiction
and then history. One of his favourite subjects was comparative
governance and he especially enjoyed comparing the Canadian and
American systems. He was knighted in 1898 and received many honorary
degrees from Canadian universities. His son, Arthur Bourinot, was a
well-known Canadian poet. (Dictionary of Canadian Biography)
The Anglo-American Magazine was
published in Toronto from 1852 to 1855. These monthlies include
parts: a history of the War of 1812; Forest Gleanings (Mrs. Traill);
cities and Towns of Canada (Cobourg, London, Quebec); Colonial
Chit-Chat (Jails in Upper Canada, Grand Trunk Railroad, Clergy
Reserves, etc.); Editor's Shanty (Niagara River tunnel & suspension
bridge, Toronto and its nuances, Phrenology, etc.); Facts for the
Farmer; Mrs. Grundy's Gatherings (fashions, cooking, crafts); News
from Abroad (Duke of Wellington's funeral, Burmah War, Kaffir War,
Australian Gold).
Volume 1 July - December 1852
Literature and Art in Canada
by Sir John Bourinot, K. C. M. G, LL.D., Lit. D. (1900) (pdf)
Volume 2 January - June 1853
Volume 3 July - December 1853 |
