ystem of public and
high schools of Ontario, which he may be said to have created
nearly forty years ago, and nourished until 1876, when he retired
from the position of Chief Superintendent of Education. But if he
do, that other monument will be found in his _History of the
Loyalists of America and their Times_. This contribution to native
literature is not the work of a day. It is the result of
twenty-five years of more or less arduous labour and diligent
inquiry. It is therefore all the more valuable and trustworthy.
When one carefully examines the tersely-written pages of the two
volumes comprising the History, one can, in a measure, conceive the
pains taken by the venerable author to do justice to his subject.
* * * The History is a mine of information. It stands alone as a
voluminous authority, and will probably do so for many years. It is
admirably written, thoroughly systematised, and clear and concise.
It is just such a work as should adorn the shelves of every
Canadian library."

_From the Hamilton_ Spectator, _June 19th, 1880_.

"No book issued in Canada in recent years is more worthy of cordial
reception than the one which forms the subject of this notice. With
the name of U. E. Loyalists most Canadians are familiar, but with
the experience, the noble deeds, the unswerving loyalty to king and
country, of those who took part in the events of the early history
of America, very many are lamentably ignorant; or such knowledge as
they have has been derived from unfriendly or unreliable sources.
* * * The work Dr. Ryerson undertook was no light one. The time was
long past when the events treated of took place, and when the
actors in them could be consulted. But though the actors in the
stirring scenes of our early history had passed away, there were
authentic documents and records of them left behind, and these the
author has searched out and consulted. The results of his
researches appear as a work which must be commended for the vast
amount of information it contains, its accuracy of detail, and the
supplying of a want long felt and often deplored. * * * Altogether,
the book is one which should be read throughout the length and
breadth of Canada; and even across the sea it should, and doubtless
will, find a place. The Rev. Dr. Ryerson's eff