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Life in the Clearings versus the Bush

By Susanna Moodie
Afterword by Carol Shields

By Susanna Moodie
Afterword by Carol Shields

By Susanna Moodie
Afterword by Carol Shields

By Susanna Moodie
Afterword by Carol Shields

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Aug 03, 2010 | ISBN 9780771093708

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Aug 03, 2010 | ISBN 9780771093715

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    About Life in the Clearings versus the Bush

    In the sequel to Roughing It in the Bush, Susanna Moodie portrays the relatively sophisticated society springing up in the clearings along Lake Ontario. During a trip from Belleville to Niagara Falls, Moodie acts as a meticulous observer of the social customs and practices of the times.

    Invaluable as social history and as a candid self-portrait, Life in the Clearings versus the Bush chronicles, with wit and wisdom, Canadian society in the mid-19th century.

    The NCL edition is an unabridged reprint of the complete original text.

    About Life in the Clearings versus the Bush

    In the sequel to Roughing It in the Bush, Susanna Moodie portrays the relatively sophisticated society springing up in the clearings along Lake Ontario. During a trip from Belleville to Niagara Falls, Moodie acts as a meticulous observer of the social customs and practices of the times.

    Invaluable as social history and as a candid self-portrait, Life in the Clearings versus the Bush chronicles, with wit and wisdom, Canadian society in the mid-19th century.

    The NCL edition is an unabridged reprint of the complete original text.

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    About Susanna Moodie

    Susanna Moodie was born Susanna Strickland in Bungay, Suffolk, England, in 1803. The sixth and final daughter of a retired dock manager, she grew up in a middle-class family that encouraged the children in reading and in writing. Her sisters… More about Susanna Moodie

    About Susanna Moodie

    Susanna Moodie was born Susanna Strickland in Bungay, Suffolk, England, in 1803. The sixth and final daughter of a retired dock manager, she grew up in a middle-class family that encouraged the children in reading and in writing. Her sisters… More about Susanna Moodie

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir | North American World History

    Paperback | $17.95
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Aug 03, 2010 | 384 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780771093708

    Category: Biography & Memoir | North American World History

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Aug 03, 2010 | 400 Pages | ISBN 9780771093715

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    Table Of Contents

    Introduction
     
    Belleville
    Local Improvements – Sketches of Society
    Free Schools – Thoughts on Education
    Amusements
    Trials of a Travelling Musician
    The Singing Master
    Camp Meetings
    Wearing Mourning for the Dead
    Odd Characters
    Grace Marks
    Michael Macbride
    Jeanie Burns
    Lost Children
    Toronto
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    Provincial Agricultural Show
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    Conclusion
     
    Afterword

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