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

Name: Early Voices Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639-1914
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ISBN: 9781554887699

ISBN-10: 1554887690

ISBN-13: 9781554887699

Edition: 2010

Authors: Mary Alice Downie, Barbara Robertson, Elizabeth Jane Errington

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List price: $28.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 10/29/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

MARY ALICE DOWNIE is a pioneering children's author of historical fiction, folktales and picture books, and is the co-editor of the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon award-winning book <i The Wind Has Wings</i . Mary Alice and husband John Downie also co-authored <i Honour Bound</i and <i Danger in Disguise</i . They live in Kingston, Ontario.



Acknowledgements


Our Assorted Ancestors


The Diversity of Voices



Maritimes



(1749-1841): The Gloomy Prospect




(1818-1897): Bees and Maple Syrup




(1841-1885): Canoes




(1827-1908): Widowhood




Quebec



(circa 1609/10-1687): The Voyage Out




(1599-1672): Earthquake




(1649-1730): Tocsin




(1746-1808): Habitant Customs




(Edith Maude Eaton, 1865-1914): Chinese in Montreal




Ontario



(1794-1860): Summer Rambles




(1804-1893): Pursuits




(1823-1893): The Canadian Climate




(1802-1899): Party at Rideau Hall




(1857-1939): Winter Sports




The West



(1843-1936): Mennonites




(1873-1951): Settling




(1890-1970): A Night of Evil Deeds




(Emily Murphy, 1868-1933): Mosquitotide




(1873-1952): Pioneer Girl




(1890-1961): Ukrainian Prairies




(1861-1939): Exploration in the Rockies




(1863-1939): Dairy Farm




(1884-1974): Housekeeping




British Columbia and Northern Regions



(1845-1937): Flood




(1871-1945): Childhood in Victoria




(1830-1917): Gold Rush




(1813-1854): Tragedy




(1870-1956): Caribou




(1818-1905): But That Has All Changed Now



Bibliography


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