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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Early Voices: Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639-1914

Early Voices: Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639-1914

Downie, Mary Alice
Robertson, Barbara
Errington, Elizabeth Jane

Paperback

Canadian HistoryLiterary Criticism

Publisher Price: $28.99

ISBN10: 1554887690
ISBN13: 9781554887699
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Published: Oct 29 2010
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.15
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

This selection of writings by 29 women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the 17th to the early 20th century, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman's wife in Labrador. A Loyalist wife and mother describes the first hard weather in New Brunswick, a seasick nun tells of a dangerous voyage out from France, a famous children's writer writes home about the fun of canoeing, and a German general's wife describes habitant customs. All demonstrate how women's experiences not only shared, but helped shape this new country.

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