Roughing it in the Bush 2 Volume Paperback Set

Or, Life in Canada

Susanna Moodie (Autor)

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616 Seiten

2011
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-03363-3 (ISBN)

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Published in 1852, this chronicle of pioneer life in Canada is notable for its unsentimental and frank account. In contrast to similar works of the time, it emphasises not only the triumphs but also the tribulations as the author's family begin new lives as both immigrants and farmers.

First published in 1852, and in its third edition by 1854, this description of pioneer immigrant life in Canada by Susanna Moodie (1803–85) is unsentimental and frank. In contrast to similar works, which often seem to be advertisements aimed at potential immigrants, Moodie's book emphasises not only the triumphs but also the tribulations as she and her family begin their new lives. Initially criticised in Canada for painting an unflattering picture of the country, it was later recognised as a key work of early Canadian literature, and has influenced writers up to the present day. The Moodies were reluctant emigrants, who had difficulty in settling to a new life as rural farmers, and finally moved to a town and government employment. Writing with honesty, clarity, humour and a journalistic immediacy, she provides a fascinating insight into the country's infancy.

Volume 1: Advertisement; Introduction; 1. Canada; 2. A visit to Grosse Island; 3. Quebec; 4. Our journey up the country; 5. Tom Wilson's emigration; 6. Our first settlement, and the borrowing system; 7. Old Satan and Tom Wilson's nose; 8. Uncle Joe and his family; 9. John Monaghan; 10. Phoebe H. and our second moving; 11. Brian, the still hunter; 12. The Charivari; 13. The village hotel; 14. The land-jobber. Volume 2: 1. A journey to the woods; 2. The wilderness and our Indian friends; 3. Burning the fallow; 4. Our logging-bee; 5. A trip to Stony Lake; 6. The 'ould dhragoon'; 7. Disappointed hopes; 8. The little stumpy man; 9. The fire; 10. The outbreak; 11. The whirlwood; 12. The walk to Dummer; 13. A change in our prospects; 14. The magic spell.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.11.2011
Reihe/Serie	Cambridge Library Collection - North American History
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 215 mm
Gewicht	830 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
ISBN-10	1-108-03363-6 / 1108033636
ISBN-13	978-1-108-03363-3 / 9781108033633
Zustand	Neuware