Sign-In
Cart
Roughing It in the Bush: Forest Life in Canada
Paperback
Biographies GeneralCanadian HistoryFiction Anthologies
ISBN13: 9781025964386
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 564
Weight: 1.72
Height: 1.14 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Roughing It in the Bush, Or, Forest Life in Canada is a seminal work of Canadian literature that provides a vivid and often harrowing account of pioneer life in the mid-19th century. Written by Susanna Moodie, an English immigrant who arrived in Upper Canada in 1832, this memoir serves as both a cautionary tale and a detailed record of the hardships faced by settlers.
Moodie chronicles her transition from a refined British upbringing to the stark realities of surviving in the dense Canadian forest. Through a series of sketches and anecdotes, she describes the physical labor of clearing land, the isolation of the wilderness, and the complex social dynamics of frontier society. The work is notable for its honest depiction of the psychological toll of immigration and the struggle to maintain one's identity in an unforgiving environment.
Roughing It in the Bush remains an essential text for understanding the colonial experience, offering a unique feminine perspective on the grit and determination required to build a life in a new world. Its blend of autobiography, social commentary, and natural description makes it a cornerstone of the Canadian literary canon.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.
This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.
As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
1 different editions
Also available
Also from
Moodie, Susanna
The Little Quaker; or, the Triumph of Virtue. A Tale for the Instruction of Youth
Moodie, Susanna
Paperback
Geoffrey Moncton: or, The faithless guardian (1855). By: Susanna Moodie: Novel (World's classic's)
Moodie, Susanna
Paperback
Roughing it in the bush; or, Life in Canada. By: Susanna Moodie (Original Version)
Moodie, Susanna
Paperback
The Little Quaker, or, The Triumph of Virtue: A Tale for the Instruction of Youth
Moodie, Susanna
Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland
Paperback
The Little Quaker, or, The Triumph of Virtue: A Tale for the Instruction of Youth
Moodie, Susanna
Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland
Hardcover
Also in
Biographies General
Bluesland: Portraits of Thirteen Major American Blues Masters
Pete Welding (ED.)
Toby Byron (ED.)
Hardcover
Karl Popper - The Formative Years, 1902 1945: Politics and Philosophy in Interwar Vienna
Hacohen, Malachi Haim
Hardcover
The Children of Athena: Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome: 150 Bc0-400 AD
Freeman, Charles
Hardcover
Make It a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman's Lifelong Discovery of Whisky
Sackier, Shelley
Hardcover
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
Isaacson, Walter
Hardcover
An Enemy Such as This: Larry Casuse and the Fight for Native Liberation in One Family on Two Continents Over Three Centuries
Correia, David
Hardcover
Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s
Howe, Sean
Hardcover
Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
Cooper, Christian
Hardcover
The Secret Life of the Savoy: Glamour and Intrigue at the World's Most Famous Hotel
Williams, Olivia
Paperback
The Badger: The Life of Bernard Hinault and the Legacy of French Cycling
Fotheringham, William
Paperback
Florence Kelley and the Nation's Work: The Rise of Womens Political Culture, 1830-1900
Sklar, Kathryn Kish
Paperback
The Devil's Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich
Wittman, Robert K.
Kinney, David
Paperback
Seafaring Women: Adventures of Pirate Queens, Female Stowaways, and Sailors' Wives
Cordingly, David
Paperback
Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything
Ehrenreich, Barbara
Paperback
The Butcher, the Embezzler, and the Fall Guy: A Family Memoir of Scandal and Greed in the Meat Industry
Cherington, Gretchen
Paperback
My Own Devices: True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love
Dessa Wander
Hardcover
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
Hardcover
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself
Lawson, Jenny
Hardcover
Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
Kuehn, Christine
Hardcover
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
Dohrn, Zayd Ayers
Hardcover
A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
Fedarko, Kevin
Paperback
Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
Colloff, Pamela
Hardcover